【明報專訊】中國國旗的長寬比是3﹕2,紅底象徵革命,五星呈黃色,象徵中國人為黃種人。大星代表中國共產黨,四顆小星則代表工人、農民、知識分子、民族資產階級。四顆環繞大星的小星,各有一
個角對大星的中心,象徵中國共產黨領導下的革命人民大團結和人民對黨的擁護。
中國國徽包含國旗、天安門、齒輪和麥穗的圖案。齒輪和麥穗象徵中國的工人階級和農民階級,天安門象徵中國人民的鬥爭精神。
關鍵字﹕下半旗
下半旗是國家領導人逝世或國內發生重大傷亡時表示哀悼做法。下半旗時,應先將旗升至杆頂,再下降至離杆頂相當於杆長三分之一的地方。也有國家不下半旗,而在國旗上方掛黑紗以示。
2007-05-17 22:25:18 補充:
The Flag of the People's Republic of China, the "Five-Starred Red Flag (五星红旗 in pinyin: wǔ xīng hóng qí)", was designed by Zeng Liansong, an economist by trade and a talented artist who lived in Ruian (瑞安 ruì ān), Zhejiang.
2007-05-17 22:33:27 補充:
He designed it in response to a circular distributed by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in July 1949, shortly after they came to power.
2007-05-17 22:34:34 補充:
Out of some 3,000 plus entries received for the design competition, Zeng's was chosen after being nominated as one of the 38 finalists. Mao Zedong hoisted the first flag on a pole overlooking Tiananmen Square on the day of its unveiling.
2007-05-17 22:35:13 補充:
The design uses red as its background (symbolizing the blood of the soldiers who were lost in wars) and bright yellow for its stars. The larger star symbolizes the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
2007-05-17 22:35:51 補充:
The four small stars represent the four classes: the workers, the peasants, the petty bourgeoisie, and patriotic capitalists [citation needed] (Alternate: four "revolutionary" classes of Chinese society: worker, farmer, student, and soldier)[citation needed].
2007-05-17 22:36:40 補充:
The design went through several changes and was finally approved by the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on September 27, 1949 at their First Plenary Session.
2007-05-17 22:37:46 補充:
The original design plans consisted of several alterations in comparison with the modern-day flag, which is really a watered-down version at that. 參考資料:
http://hk.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=7006101301542
2007-05-17 22:40:06 補充:
主要文字內容來自由康樂及文化事務署、中國國家博物館、教育統籌局及香港中華文化促進中心聯合主辦的「中華人民共和國國旗、國徽、國歌展」。 國徽、國旗和國歌都是國家的象徵, 所以創作和選定過程絕對不可草率。1949年6月,中國人民新政治協商會議籌備會在北京召開,為即將誕生的新中國作好準備。周恩來成立了六個小組,而其中的第六小組就負責擬定國旗、國歌及國徽等工作。
2007-05-17 22:41:37 補充:
49年7月初,在第六小組的第一次會議中,第六小組推選葉劍英、廖承志、李立三、鄭振鐸、張奚若、蔡暢、田漢及翦伯贊八人組成國旗、國徽初選委員會,以葉劍英為召集人;郭沫若、田漢、沈雁冰、錢三強及歐陽予倩為國歌詞譜初選委員會,由郭沫若出任召集人。 1949年7月15日起,國內、香港及海外華僑的報章上連繼刊登啟示,徵集國旗、國徽圖案國設計和國歌的創作,直至8月20日止,一個多月中,曾收集到大量的作品。參考資料:
http://www.hkedcity.net/iclub_files/a/1/95/webpage/hot_features/china2/china_song.htm