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List of Taiwanese flags

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Taiwan has been controlled by various governments and has been associated with various flags throughout its history. Since 1945, the Republic of China rules the island and which became the major territorial base of the ROC since 1949, thus the flag most commonly associated with it is the Flag of the Republic of China.

The first national flag of Taiwan was first used in 1663 during the Kingdom of Tungning, which had a plain white flag with the character 「鄭」 (zhèng) on the red bordered circle. The flag of the Qing dynasty was also used from 1862 until 1895, when the Republic of Formosa was declared. The Formosan flag had a tiger on a plain blue field with azure clouds below it.

During Japanese rule of Taiwan, the flag of Japan was flown in the island from 1895 to 1945.

Following the transfer of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, the national flag was specified in Article Six of the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the government of Chiang Kai-shek relocated the Republic of China (ROC) to the island of Taiwan.

Current flag

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Flag Duration Use Description
1945–Present Flag of the Republic of China A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun.

Historical flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1544-1578 Flag of Portuguese Formosa Used by the Portuguese when they discovered the island.
1578-1624 Flag of Portuguese Formosa Same as the Flag of Portugal
1624–1662 Flag of Dutch Formosa Same as the Flag of the Netherlands
1626–1642 Flag of Spanish Formosa Same as the Flag of the Spanish Empire
1661–1683 Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning The Han character "鄭" in a red circle outline on a plain white field.
1890–1895 Flag of the Qing Dynasty Azure Dragon on a plain yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner.
1895 Flag of the Republic of Formosa Tiger on a plain blue field with azure clouds below it.
1895–1945 Flag of Japan for use in Taiwan White field with red disc in the centre.

Royal flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1626–1642 Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg in Spain. (Inescutcheon of Portugal in the Royal arms)
1863–1895 Standard of the Qing Emperor Azure Dragon on a plain right triangle yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner.
1895-1945 Imperial Standard of the Japanese Empire Red field with the golden 16-petal chrysantemum in the centre.

Political divisions

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Below are the flags used in the political divisions of Taiwan.

Provinces

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Flag Duration Use Description
Taiwan Province

Special municipalities

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Flag Duration Use Description
2009–Present Kaohsiung City 高雄市 Stylized "高". Colors symbolizing sunshine, vitality, environmental protection, & ocean.[1]
2009–Present New Taipei City 新北市 Highly stylized "北" in the form of four hearts arranged to resemble a four-leaf clover.[2]
2008–Present Taichung City
2009–Present Tainan City
2009–Present Taipei City
2014–Present Taoyuan City

Provincial cities

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Flag Duration Use Description
Chiayi City
Keelung City

Counties

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Flag Duration Use Description
Changhua County
Chiayi County
Hsinchu County
Hualien County
Kinmen County
Lienchiang County
Miaoli County
Nantou County
Penghu County
Pingtung County
Taitung County
Yilan County
Yunlin County

Military flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1945– present Flag of the Republic of China Army (formerly National Revolutionary Army) The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border.
Republic of China Navy Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below).
Republic of China Air Force
Republic of China Marine Corps
Republic of China Military Police
Armed Forces
Armed Forces Reserve
Republic of China Military Academy
Combined Logistics Command
ROCA General's Flag
Coast Guard Administration
Chairman of the ROC Military Affairs Commission
National Defense University

Other state flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1929– Commander-in-chief flag of the Republic of China, also known as standard of the president of the Republic of China
1930– Standard of the vice president of the Republic of China (abolished)
1947–1986 Standard of the vice president of the Republic of China Abolished with Act of Ensign of the Republic of China Navy (海軍旗章條例) on Jan. 3rd, 1986.
1929–1966 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. Present civil ensign is national flag.

Political party flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1895– Kuomintang flag (shared as the Naval Jack of the nation) The "Blue Sky with a White Sun", 12 rays of the sun represent progressive ideals.
1952– China Youth Corps flag
1986– Democratic Progressive Party flag
2000– People First Party flag
2015–2019 Minkuotang flag

Chinese Taipei sports flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1981–1986 Chinese Taipei Olympic flag. The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
1986–2010 Chinese Taipei Olympic flag. The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
2010– Chinese Taipei Olympic flag. The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
1994-2004 Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
2004-2019 Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
2019-Present Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
1997-2019 Chinese Taipei Deaflympics flag
2019-Present Chinese Taipei Deaflympics flag
2014-Present Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association flag
Pre-2006 Chinese Taipei football flag
2006-2012 Chinese Taipei football flag The Chinese Taipei Olympic flag replaced this flag as the football flag in 2012
2012-Present Chinese Taipei football flag
2009-Present Chinese Taipei Universiade flag
2013-Present Chinese Taipei WorldSkills flag
2019-Present Chinese Taipei FIRST Robotics Competition flag
2016-Present Chinese Taipei electronic sports flag used in Blizzard competitions.

Other historical flags

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Flag Duration Use Description
1981–2010 Flag of Taipei City Previous flag used by Taipei City, with its seal on top of 16 horizontal stripes of white and blue.
1999-2006 Old flag of New Taipei City
1980s-1999 Old flag of New Taipei City
2006-2010 Old flag of New Taipei City
?-2010
2018-2019
Old flag of Hsinchu County
2010-2018 Old flag of Hsinchu County
1951-2010 Old flag of Taichung County
1978-2010 Old flag of Tainan City
?-2010 Old flag of Tainan County
1974-2009 Old flag of Kaohsiung City
?-1999 Old flag of Kaohsiung County
1999-2010 Old flag of Kaohsiung County
1984-2014 Old flag of Taitung County

Ethnic groups flags

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Indigenous

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Flag Duration Use Description
2018–present Flag of Tao people A white flag with the traditional "boat's eye" symbol and traditional triangular ornaments on the top and bottom.[3]
2017–present Flag of Rukai people The "Lily Flag" composed of three colors: red, yellow and green, representing hope, love and peace. The lilies and eagle feathers represent the purity and fairness of the Rukai tribe, was designed by Jin Shaohua.[4]
2017–present Flag of Taiwanese indigenous peoples in Taichung
2016–present "National flag" of Amis people in the Amis Music Festival.[5][6]
?–present Flag of Amis people in Taidong (Falangaw tribezh)
1984–1998 Flag of Taiwan Association for the Promotion of Aboriginal Rightszh

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "市徽市旗". 高雄市政府 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "新北市標誌". 新北市政府 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Tao Tribe of Orchid Island (Taiwan)". Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ^ "升起「百合族旗」 魯凱族原住民族議會今成立 – 生活". 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "旗飄揚、歌高唱:阿米斯音樂節如何形塑都蘭的部落認同". theinitium.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. ^ "「不要放棄自己,生命不會重來。」阿美族創作鬼才舒米恩Suming,質樸歌聲傳遞溫暖力量". 18 October 2019.