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flag of China

national flag of the People's Republic of China
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flag of China
Zeng Liansong · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

flag of China is a national flag[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of national flag entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: pentad[3]
  • Main regulatory text: National Flag Law of the People's Republic of China[4]
  • Depicts: five-pointed star[5], field[6]
  • Designed by: Zeng Liansong[7]
  • Commons category: Flags of China[8]
  • Color: red[9], yellow[10]
  • Unicode character: 🇨🇳[11]
  • Inception: September 27, 1949[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:National flag of the People's Republic of China[13]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: People's Republic of China[14]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 3:2[15]

Why It Matters

flag of China has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

national flag People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:National flag of the People's Republic of China
    Designed by → Zeng Liansong
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    Inception → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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