List of Chinese flags
Updated: 5/20/2026, 8:10:27 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of flags of entities named or related to "China".
Tables
· People's Republic of China › National flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | 1 October 1949–present | Flag of the People's Republic of China | A red field, with a large gold star with four smaller stars to the right at the canton. This flag is flown in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. |
· People's Republic of China › Special administrative regions flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | 1 July 1997–present | Flag of Hong Kong | A white stylised Bauhinia blakeana flower on a red field. Each of the five petals bears a red five pointed star. The red field and red stars echo Hong Kong's connection to the mainland and the flower represents the harmony of the unique identity of the region. |
| | 20 December 1999–present | 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 |
· People's Republic of China › Military flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | 1948–present | 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 on 1 August 1927. |
| | 1992–present | Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force | The PLA flag with a green stripe at the bottom, representing the ground |
| | 1950s | Jack of the People's Liberation Army Navy | The red flag with PLA emblem and a blue stripe in the center |
| | 1992–present | 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 |
| | Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Air Force | The PLA flag with a blue stripe at the bottom, representing the sky | |
| | 2016–present | Ensign of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | The PLA flag with a gold yellow stripe at the bottom, representing the flare of missile launching |
| | 2018–present | Flag of the People's Armed Police Force | The PLA flag with three green bars at the bottom |
| | 2024–present | Flag of the People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force | |
| | 2024–present | Flag of the People's Liberation Army Cyberspace Force | |
| | 2024–present | Flag of the People's Liberation Army Information Support Force |
· People's Republic of China › Civil flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | 1949–present | Flag of Young Pioneers of China | Red flag with yellow five-pointed star and torch in the middle |
| | 1922–present | Flag of Communist Youth League of China | Red flag with encircled yellow five-pointed star |
| | 1950s–present | Flag of the Customs of the People's Republic of China | The caduceus crossed with a golden key is added to flag of the People's Republic of China. |
| | 2018–present | Flag of the China Fire and Rescue Service | Bicolor flag in red and blue with the badge of the China Fire and Rescue Service at the top and the bilingual text "Flag of China Fire and Rescue" at the bottom |
| | 2020–present | Flag of the People's Police of the People's Republic of China | Red flag with a blue stripe in the bottom and the badge of the People's Police in the canton |
| | ?–present | Flag of the China Maritime Safety Administration | |
| | 2021–present | Flag of the National Immigration Administration of China | Red flag with the organization's logo and a blue wall. |
| | 1945–1979 | Flag of Inner-Mongolian Autonomous Government | A red five-pointed star above a hoe and a horse pole that are crossed, symbolizing the unity of farmers and herdsmen in Inner Mongolia under the Chinese Communist Party |
· People's Republic of China › City flags
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
| | 1997 | Flag of Ningbo | |
| 1988–1997 | Flag of Nanjing | ||
| 2006–present | Flag of Kaifeng | ||
| 2009–present | Flag of Shangrao |
References
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