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This is a list of current and historical flags used in the geographic area of China, including both the People's Republic of China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

National flags

Flag Duration Use Description
1949 – Flag of the People's Republic of China A red field, with a large yellow star at the canton, with four smaller stars to the right. This flag is flown in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
1928 – Flag of the Republic of China A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun. This flag is flown in Taiwan, and other islands under the control of the ROC.
Civil Ensign of the Republic of China Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a civil ensign at sea.

Northern Areas

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Taipei City flag.png Taipei City
File:Keelung flag.png Keelung City
File:Hsinchu City flag.png Hsinchu City
File:Taipei County flag.png Taipei County
File:Taoyuan flag.png Taoyuan County
File:Hsinchu County flag.png Hsinchu County
File:MiaoliCounty seal.png Miaoli County

Middle Areas

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Taichung City flag.gif Taichung City
File:Taichung County flag.png Taichung County
File:Changhua County flag.png Changhua County
File:Yunlin flag.png Yunlin County
File:Nantou flag.png Nantou County

Southern Areas

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Kaohsiung City flag.png Kaohsiung City
File:Chiayi City flag.png Chiayi City
File:Tainan City flag.png Tainan City
File:Chiayi County flag.png Chiayi County
File:Tainan County seal.png Tainan County
File:Kaohsiung flag.png Kaohsiung County
File:Pingtung flag.png Pingtung County

Eastern Areas

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Ilan flag.png Ilan County
File:Hualien flag.png Hualien County
File:Taitung flag.png Taitung County

The Islands Areas

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Penghu flag.png Penghu County
File:Kinmen flag.jpg Kinmen County
File:Lienchiang flag.png Lienchiang County

Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China

Flag Duration Use Description
1997 – Flag of Hong Kong A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field
1999 – Flag of Macau A lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars on a green field

Military flags

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Peoples Liberation Army Flag of the Peoples Republic of China.svg Flag of the People's Liberation Army A red field with a yellow star at the canton, and the Chinese numerals for "8" and "1", the date of the PLA's establishment
Flag of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force The PLA flag with a green stripe at the bottom.
Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Navy The PLA flag with 5 horizontal lines, 3 blue and 2 white at the bottom, representing the sea.
Flag of the People's Liberation Army Air Force The PLA flag with a blue stripe at the bottom.
Flag of the Republic of China Army
(formerly National Revolutionary Army)
The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border.
Naval Jack of the Republic of China Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below).

Nonstate flags

Flag Duration Use Description
1895 – Kuomintang flag. The "Blue Sky with a White Sun," 12 rays of the sun represent progressive ideals.
File:Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan flag.svg 1986 – Democratic Progressive Party flag.
1921 – Flag of the Communist Party of China Communist hammer and sickle
File:Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag.svg 1979 – The ROC's Olympic flag. The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to pressure by the PRC.

Historical national flags

Flag Duration Use Description
1862 – 1890 Flag of the Qing Empire No standard specifications
1890 – 1912 Flag of the Qing Empire Replaced old triangular flag
1912 – 1928 First flag of the Republic of China, or "Five Races Under One Union" Used mainly in Shanghai and eastern parts of northern China until 1928. This flag was widely flown even before the founding of the Republic of China by Chinese on the eastern coast and garnered the greatest respect at the founding of the ROC. Stripes represent the five great races in China's history, according to Dr. Sun Yat-sen: red for Han Chinese, yellow to represent Manchus, blue as Mongols, white for both Huis and Uyghurs, and black for Tibetans.
File:Flag of the Empire of China (official).svg

File:Yuan flag.png
1916 Flags of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China. These variations on the initial flag of the Republic of China emphasize Han administration over other ethnicities in China.
Mainland: 1928 – 1949
Taiwan: 1945 –
Flag of the Republic of China Not used in areas administrated by the People's Republic of China except in historical venues.
1931 – 1934 Jiangxi Soviet republic flag hammer and sickle along with Chinese characters for China Communist (Zhonggong, 中共) written in classical word order, i.e., read from the right.

Other historical flags

Flag Duration Use Description
1959 – 1997 Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong A British Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (1959 – 1997).
File:Hongkongflag1910.gif 1876 – 1959 Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong A British Blue Ensign with the coat of arms of Hong Kong (1876 – 1959).
File:Hongkongflag1870.gif 1870 – 1876 Flag of the British colony of Hong Kong A British Blue Ensign with a crowned "HK".
1670 – 1999 Flag of Portugal, used in colonial era Macau The Portuguese flag was used in colonial era Macau as there was no territorial flag. (Portuguese flag design changed during colonial administration; the version shown was that used in 1999.)
File:Oldmacauflag.PNG 1975 – 1999 Flag of the Municipality of Macau, one of two local municipal governments. A light blue field charged with the coat of arms of Macau.
1912 – 1950 Flag of Tibet Symbols of Tibet devised by the Dalai Lama. Currently used by the Central Tibetan Administration, their government in exile.

This flag is outlawed in mainland China.

Note that Hong Kong and Macau were handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997 and 1999 respectively.