Flag of Manchukuo
The flag of the Empire of Manchuria had a yellow field with four horizontal stripes of different colors in the upper left corner. The colors of the flag were based on the colors on the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the Beiyang government, the Empire of China, and by the Fengtian clique. The flag was first established in Announcement of National Flag on March 1, 1932. In 2020, display of the flag was banned in Hong Kong under the national security law, together with eight other "independence flags."
Description
According to the Document of the Explanation of National Flag issued by the State Council of Manchukuo on February 24, 1933, the colors on the flag represent the four directions and center. The Study of Manchukuo National Flag published by state council of Manchukuo later also gave a representative based on Five Elements.- Yellow represents the center and the Manchus; rule of emperor of four directions and virtue of Ren in Confucianism, and earth in the Five Elements.
- Red represents the south and the Han, passion and courage, and fire in the Five Elements.
- Blue represents the east and the Mongols, youthfulness and holiness, and wood in the Five Elements.
- White represents the west and the Japanese, purity and justice, and gold in the Five Elements.
- Black represents the north and the Koreans, will and determination, and water in the Five Elements.