List of Chinese flags


This is a list of flags of entities named or related to "China".

People's Republic of China

Special administrative regions flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
1 July 1997–presentFlag of Hong KongA white stylised Bauhinia blakeana flower on a red field. Each of the five petals bears a red five pointed star. The red field and red stars echo Hong Kong's connection to the mainland and the flower represents the harmony of the unique identity of the region.
20 December 1999–presentFlag of MacauA lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars on a green field

Political flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
1996–presentFlag of the Chinese Communist PartyA red flag with a golden Party emblem on it.
1921–1996Flag of the Chinese Communist PartyA red flag with a golden Party emblem on it.
1927–1964Flag of the Chinese Peasants' AssociationPlough flag
1925–1953Flag of the China Party for Public InterestStylized "井" in canton

Flags of Political Groups and Separatist Movements

FlagDurationUseDescription
2008–2009Flag of the Maoist Communist Party of ChinaRed flag featuring a portrait of young Mao Zedong on the top left.
1989Flag of the Beijing Students' Autonomous FederationA flag created by students present during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests.
1997–presentFlag of the Inner Mongolian People's Party
1959–presentFlag of the Central Tibetan AdministrationSame as the previous flag of Tibet.
1933–presentThe Kök Bayraq, flag of the East Turkestan independence movementFirst adopted as the flag of the First East Turkestan Republic. Now also used by the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile.
1988–presentFlags of the Turkistan Islamic Party

Proposed national flags of the People's Republic of China

In July 1949, a contest was announced for a national flag for the newly founded People's Republic of China. From a total of about 3,000 proposed designs, 38 finalists were chosen. In September, the current flag, submitted by Zeng Liansong, was officially adopted, with the hammer and sickle removed.

Republic of China

Ministries

Sporting flags

City and county flags

As of, the Chinese Government banned localities from making and using local flags and emblems. Despite the ban, some cities have adopted their own flag that often includes their local emblem as shown below. The ROC-controlled areas continues to use the respective flags.

Provinces

The PRC-controlled mainland does not have provincial flags, but the ROC-controlled area has a flag for one of its two provinces.
FlagDurationUseDescription
Taiwan Province

Foreign concessions and colonies

Weihai

Misattributed flags

This is a list of incorrect or fictitious flags which have been reported on as being factual and/or historical flags by contemporary or otherwise reputable sources or popularized on the Internet.
In 2012, Vietnam mistakenly used the 6-star flag for China during the visit of the President of China.