Talk:Flag of the People's Republic of China
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- See also the previous discussion at [talk:flag of China] before the title of the page was changed.
I added a description of the construction of the PRC flag. I am interested in carrying over to wikipedia the precise geometric 'construction' of most national flags; while correct, of course my language is very bulky and leaves much to be desired. A graphic should be uploaded later. -Cory
- Is there a precise definition for the specific yellow and red colours to be used in the flag? -- Anon.
[edit] Symbolism of the stars
Wouldn't it make more sense for the stars to symbolize the Party (largest), the workers, the farmers, the soldiers and the state? This is what several Chinese citizens have told me in varying terms. It's more logical than representing the "petty bourgeousie" and "patriotic capitalists", neither of which would be in a Communist nation's flag. Mao considered capitalism to be evil; he wouldn't raise a flag celebrating even "patriotic" capitalists.
Nevermind, I fail; I translated part of the Chinese article and the English article is correct. (suspect postscript edit)
Why did some people keep adding the "worker, farmer, student, and soldier" explanation as an alternative? As a mainland Chinese, I've never heard of this version. If you google Chinese flag in Chinese, all you can see is the capitalists version.
[edit] five-star red flag
Xinhua News Agency/People's Daily uses the "five-star red flag" translation.[1] --Voidvector 17:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
