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China's Flag |
United States of America Flag |
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China's national flag was adopted in September, 1949. It was first flown officially in Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949. This is the day the People's Republic of China was founded. |
The first official
flag of the United States of America was adopted on June 14, 1777. Since then
the flag has undergone many changes.
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China's rectangular flag has a red field with five golden-yellow stars. The stars each have five points. The star on the left is larger than the other four. The stars are located in the upper left hand corner of the flag. |
Our rectangular flag has seven red stripes and six white stripes. The fifty white stars are in a part of the flag that is blue. The flag currently consists of fifty stars. The stars have five points. |
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The colors symbolize the following:
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At the time that our
flag was adopted the colors did not have any specific meaning. The colors
were significant for the
Great Seal
of 1782. The colors mean the following:
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The stars symbolize the following:
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The stars and
stripes symbolize the following:
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Each day the flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset during a simple ceremony in Beijing at Tiananmen Square. |
Each day, all across our country, the United States of America flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. This shows our national pride. |
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