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58-729: After the Kuomintang Anthem became the de facto National Anthem of the Republic of China in 1930, the Ministry of Education had invited submissions for a new official national anthem. The music composed by Huang Tzu was eventually chosen in 1936, but the Nationalist Government refused to adopt it as the national anthem. As a compromise, the National Anthem remained unchanged, while Huang Tzu's music

116-602: A 1924 speech by Sun Yat-sen in 1937. The lyrics relate to how the vision and hopes of a new nation and its people can be achieved and maintained. Informally, the song is sometimes known as " San Min Chu-i " from its opening line, which references the Three Principles of the People ( 三民主義 ; sānmín zhǔyì ; san -min chu -i ), but this name is never used on formal or official occasions. During flag-raising ceremonies,

174-1162: A Wholly Red Earth . (repeat last two lines) Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee 's Anthem share the same melody as the flag anthem, but with different lyrics written by Chang Pi-te. The lyrics were certified by the IOC in 1983. 為促進友誼，為世界和平，五洲青年，聚會奧運。 公平競賽，創造新紀錄，得勝勿驕，失敗亦毋餒。 努力向前，更快更遠，奧林匹克永光輝。 努力向前，更快更強，奧林匹克永光輝。 为促进友谊，为世界和平，五洲青年，聚会奥运。 公平竞赛，创造新纪录，得胜勿骄，失败亦毋馁。 努力向前，更快更远，奥林匹克永光辉。 努力向前，更快更强，奥林匹克永光辉。 ㄨㄟˊ ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄧˋ ， ㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ， ㄨˇ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ， ㄐㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄠˋ ㄩㄣˋ 。 ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄞˋ ， ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ， ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ， ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ ㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄋㄟˇ 。 ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ， ㄍㄥ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄥ ㄩㄢˇ ， ㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄧˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄟ 。 ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ， ㄍㄥ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄥ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ， ㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄆㄧˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄟ 。 Wèi cùjìn yǒuyì, wèi shìjiè hépíng, wǔzhōu qīngnián, jùhuì àoyùn. Gōngpíng jìngsài, chuàngzào xīn jìlù, déshèng wù jiāo, shībài yì wú něi. Nǔlì xiàng qián, gèng kuài gèng yuǎn, àolínpǐkè yǒng guānghuī. Nǔlì xiàng qián, gèng kuài gèng qiáng, àolínpǐkè yǒng guānghuī. Olympic! Olympic! Regardless of religion and race To promote good followship and world peace Youths from

232-479: A connection both historical and current with mainland China. In addition, the flag is derived from the seal of the KMT, and the colour of the field of the flag is associated with the KMT party colours. Some Chinese see the flag as an expression of Chinese nationalism and pride combined with simultaneous disapproval for the current communist regime. Additionally, the flag may symbolize identification with, and admiration for

290-677: A means to challenge the authority of the Nationalist Government in Chongqing under Chiang Kai-shek and position himself as the rightful successor to Sun Yat-sen. However, the Japanese preferred the Five-coloured flag. As a compromise, the Japanese suggested adding a triangular yellow pennant on top with the slogan "Peace, Anti-Communism, National Construction" ( 和平反共建國 ; Hépíng fǎngòng jiàn guó ) in black, but this

348-508: A song with the title "National Flag Anthem" in 1928. Nevertheless, that work was very different from the current version. In 1929, Liang Desuo published "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth", and some attribute the authorship of the National Flag Anthem to him due to the resemblance between that work and the current lyrics. Since 1983, the song (officially with different lyrics) was used at Olympic competitions instead of

406-595: A strongly negative reaction from the PRC. However, the presence of the ROC flag in Taiwan also distinguishes the fact that Taiwan and ROC territorial islands elsewhere fall under jurisdiction of a country separate from that of mainland China, the People's Republic of China (PRC). The hoisting of the ROC flag is even advocated by the most extreme Taiwanese independence supporters, such as Taiwan Solidarity Union members when emphasizing

464-535: Is 0-90-75-5. The colours approximation in other colour spaces are listed below: In the early years of the Republic, under the KMT 's political tutelage, the flag shared the same prominence as the KMT party flag. A common wall display consisted of the KMT flag perched on the left and the ROC flag perched on the right, each tilted at an angle with a portrait of Father of the Nation Sun Yat-sen displayed in

522-553: Is 30 degrees, so the total sun rays will make up a complete 360 degree circle. Inside the sun, the blue ring is the diameter of the white sun divided by 15. In later years, more details regarding of the canton area (also used as the flag of the KMT), were codified into law. In the drawing released in Act on the Party and National Flag Manufacturing and Usage Methods ( 黨旗國旗之製造及使用辦法 ), the sun

580-505: Is 9. The blue ring that is on top of this sun and part of the rays is 1 ⁄ 15 diameter of the white sun, so the size will be 0.6. The angle of the rays, 30 degrees, and the total number of rays have not changed. The colours of the national flag are dark red, white and dark blue. However, the KMT party flag only uses white and dark blue; both flags are to be topped with a golden finial . The law does not list any specific colour processes, such as Pantone , to manufacturing or drawing

638-635: Is no longer used in mainland China due to the ROC defeat in the Chinese Civil War and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. The ROC national flag has since then remained in use within the " Free Area ", which includes the islands of Taiwan and Penghu , as well as some remaining offshore islands off the Fujian coast and some of the South China Sea Islands under ROC control. The public display of this flag

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696-582: Is still seen in historical museums and war cemeteries across mainland China, but its use otherwise remains illegal due to its history as a symbol of opposition to communism. Some supporters of Taiwanese independence reject the flag due to its association with Chinese nationalism and as a statement of opposition against the Kuomintang , although supporters of the Democratic Progressive Party and its leaders still retain and use

754-3661: Is sung while the flag is being held before raising and the National Flag Anthem is played when the National Flag is raised. When the flag is lowered, only the National Flag Anthem is played. During the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan, the song was introduced as the "National Anthem of Chinese Taipei." 山川 （ ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨㄢ ） 壯麗 （ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ ） ， 物產 （ ㄨˋ ㄔㄢˇ ） 豐 （ ㄈㄥ ） 隆 （ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ） ， 炎黃 （ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ） 世 （ ㄕˋ ） 胄 （ ㄓㄡˋ ） ， 東亞 （ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄚˇ ） 稱雄 （ ㄔㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ） 。 毋 （ ㄨˊ ） 自暴自棄 （ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧˋ ） ， 毋 （ ㄨˊ ） 故步自封 （ ㄍㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄈㄥ ） ， 光 （ ㄍㄨㄤ ） 我 （ ㄨㄛˇ ） 民族 （ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ ） ， 促進 （ ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ） 大同 （ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ） 。 創業 （ ㄔㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄝˋ ） 維 （ ㄨㄟˊ ） 艱 （ ㄐㄧㄢ ） ， 緬懷 （ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ） 諸 （ ㄓㄨ ） 先烈 （ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ） ； 守成 （ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ） 不易 （ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ） ， 莫 （ ㄇㄛˋ ） 徒 （ ㄊㄨˊ ） 務 （ ㄨˋ ） 近 （ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ） 功 （ ㄍㄨㄥ ） 。 同心 （ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ） 同 （ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ） 德 （ ㄉㄜˊ ） ， 貫徹 （ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˋ ） 始終 （ ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ） ， 青天白日 （ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋ ） 滿 （ ㄇㄢˇ ） 地 （ ㄉㄧˋ ） 紅 （ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ） 。 同心 （ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ） 同 （ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ） 德 （ ㄉㄜˊ ） ， 貫徹 （ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˋ ） 始終 （ ㄕˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ） ， 青天白日 （ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄞˊ ㄖˋ ） 滿 （ ㄇㄢˇ ） 地 （ ㄉㄧˋ ） 紅 （ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ） 。 山川 ( Shānchuān ) 壮丽 ( zhuànglì ) ， 物产 ( wùchǎn ) 丰 ( fēng ) 隆 ( lóng ) ， 炎黄 ( yánhuáng ) 世 ( shì ) 胄 ( zhòu ) ， 东亚 ( dōngyǎ ) 称雄 ( chēngxióng ) 。 毋 ( Wú ) 自暴自弃 ( zìbàozìqì ) ， 毋 ( Wú ) 故步自封 ( gùbùzìfēng ) ， 光 ( guāng ) 我 ( wǒ ) 民族 ( mínzú ) ， 促进 ( cùjìn ) 大同 ( dàtóng ) 。 创业 ( Chuàngyè ) 维 ( wéi ) 艰 ( jiān ) ， 缅怀 ( miǎnhuái ) 诸 ( zhū ) 先烈 ( xiānliè ) ； 守成 ( shǒuchéng ) 不易 ( búyì ) ， 莫 ( mò ) 徒 ( tú ) 务 ( wù ) 近 ( jìn ) 功 ( gōng ) 。 同心 ( Tóngxīn ) 同 ( tóng ) 德 ( dé ) ， 贯彻 ( guànchè ) 始终 ( shǐzhōng ) ， 青天白日 ( qīngtiānbáirì ) 满 ( mǎn ) 地 ( dì ) 红 ( hóng ) 。 同心 ( Tóngxīn ) 同 ( tóng ) 德 ( dé ) ， 贯彻 ( guànchè ) 始终 ( shǐzhōng ) ， 青天白日 ( qīngtiānbáirì ) 满 ( mǎn ) 地 ( dì ) 红 ( hóng ) 。 Magnificent mountains and rivers, (with) bountiful and diverse goods; Descendants of Yan and Huang , to be

812-526: Is that which the president and vice president face to take the oath of office. The flag has a ubiquitous presence in Taiwan. The hoisting and lowering of the flag are ceremoniously accompanied by the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China while those present stand at attention to give a standard salute with the right hand, held flat, to the right eyebrow. Schoolchildren have traditionally been required to attend morning rallies where

870-539: The Chinese Civil War began to ease, the government of Chiang Kai-shek relocated the Republic of China to the island of Taiwan, whose administration was handed over to the ROC from Japan in 1945. On the mainland , the communist forces of Mao Zedong established the People's Republic of China and adopted their own national flag. On 23 October 1954, the latest amendment to the National Emblem and National Flag of

928-713: The Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War . It replaced the " Song to the Auspicious Cloud ", which had been used as the Chinese national anthem before. The national anthem was adopted in Taiwan on October 25, 1945 after the surrender of Imperial Japan . Mainland China, being governed by the People's Republic of China today, discontinued this national anthem for " March of the Volunteers ". The national anthem's words are adapted from

986-501: The Chinese democracy movement often fly the ROC flag rather than the PRC flag to symbolize opposition to Communist rule. Some Hong Kongers have historically flown the ROC flag to demonstrate their shared opposition to the PRC's policies, as well as to honor the legacy of Sun Yat-sen, as part of the pro-ROC and pro-democracy camps . In recent years, however, due to the PRC's tightening of state control over Hong Kong , supporters of

1044-691: The National Anthem due to pressure from the Chinese Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee. This also changed the symbols used by Taiwan during the Olympics and other sporting events, and their name officially changed to "Chinese Taipei" (中華臺北). During the 2004 Summer Olympics , Chinese Taipei won its first gold medals , and the Banner Song was played at the ceremonial raising of

1102-616: The National Assembly and outlawing the KMT, Sun Yat-sen established a government-in-exile in Tokyo and employed the modern flag as the national ROC flag. He continued using this design when the KMT established a rival government in Guangzhou in 1917. The modern flag was made official by National Emblem and National Flag of the Republic of China Act ( 中華民國 國徽 國旗法 ; Zhōnghuá Mínguó guóhuī guóqífǎ ) on 17 December 1928, after

1160-574: The National Day in 1929, "As long as a national flag with Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth flies in the land of China, it will symbolize the independence and liberty of the descendants of the Huang Emperor ". The blue-and-white canton of the ROC flag is often used as the party flag of the KMT. The flag has developed a great deal of additional symbolism due to the unique and controversial political status of Taiwan . At one level,

1218-2803: The Republic ; Using this, we advance into a state of total peace . Oh, you, righteous men , Of the people, be their vanguards . Without resting, day or night, Follow the Principles. Swear to be diligent; swear to be courageous. Obliged to be trustworthy; obliged to be loyal. With one heart and one virtue, We carry through until the very end. Sāam màhn jyú yih, ngh dóng só jūng, Yíh gin màhn gwok, yíh jeun daaih duhng, Jī yíh dō sih, wàih màhn chìhn fūng, Sūk yeh féi háaih, jyú yih sih chùhng, Chí kàhn chí yúhng, bīt seun bīt jūng, Yāt sām yāt dāk, gun chit chí jūng! Sam bîn chú gī, ngô͘ tóng só͘ chong, Í kiàn Bîn-kok, í chìn tāi tông, Chu ní to sū, ûi bîn chiân hong, Siok iā húi hāi, chú gī sī chiông, Sí khîn sí ióng, pit sìn pit tiong, i̍t sim i̍t tek, koàn thiat sí tiong! 삼민주의, 오당소종, 이건민국, 이진대동, 자이다사, 위민전봉, 숙야비해, 주의시종, 시근시용, 필신필충, 일심일덕, 관철시종! Sammin juui, o dang so jong, I geon minguk, i jin daedong, Ja i dasa, wi min jeonbong, Sugya bi hae, juui si jong, Si geun si yong, pil sin pil chung, Il sim il deok, gwancheol si jong! 三 （ さん ） 民 （ みん ） 主 （ しゅ ） 義 （ ぎ ） 、 吾 （ ご ） 党 （ とう ） 所 （ しょ ） 宗 （ しゅう ） 、 以 （ い ） 建 （ けん ） 民 （ みん ） 国 （ こく ） 、 以 （ い ） 進 （ しん ） 大 （ だい ） 同 （ どう ） 、 咨 （ し ） 爾 （ じ ） 多 （ た ） 士 （ し ） 、 為 （ い ） 民 （ みん ） 前 （ ぜん ） 鋒 （ ほう ） 、 夙 （ しゅく ） 夜 （ や ） 匪 （ ひ ） 懈 （ け ） 、 主 （ しゅ ） 義 （ ぎ ） 是 （ ぜ ） 従 （ じゅう ） 、 矢 （ し ） 勤 （ きん ） 矢 （ し ） 勇 （ ゆう ） 、 必 （ ひっ ） 信 （ しん ） 必 （ ひっ ） 忠 （ ちゅう ） 、 一 （ いっ ） 心 （ しん ） 一 （ いっ ） 徳 （ とく ） 、 貫 （ かん ） 徹 （ てつ ） 始 （ し ） 終 （ じゅう ） ！ Sanmin shugi, go tō sho shū, I ken minkoku, i shin daidō, Shi ji tashi, i min zenhō, Shukuya hi ke, shugi ze jū, Shi kin shi yū, hisshin hitchū, Isshin ittoku, kantetsu shijū! Tam Dân Chủ nghĩa, ngô đảng sở tông; Dĩ kiến Dân Quốc, dĩ tiến đại đồng. Tư nhĩ đa sĩ, vi dân tiền phong; Túc dạ phỉ giải, Chủ nghĩa thị tòng. Thỉ cần thỉ dũng, tất tín tất trung; Nhất tâm nhất đức, quán triệt thủy chung. Flag of

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1276-608: The Whampoa Military Academy . After the success of the Northern Expedition , the Kuomintang party chose the text to be its party anthem and publicly solicited for accompanying music. Cheng Maoyun won in a contest of 139 participants. On 24 March 1930, numerous Kuomintang party members proposed to use the speech by Sun as the lyrics to the national anthem. At the time, the national anthem of

1334-480: The Xinhai Revolution in 1911 that heralded the Republic, the various revolutionary armies had different flags. Lu Hao-tung's "Blue Sky with a White Sun" flag was used in the provinces of Guangdong , Guangxi , Yunnan , and Guizhou . In Jiujiang , the "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag was used on ships during a naval uprising. In Wuhan , a flag with 18 yellow stars was used to represent

1392-497: The pan-Blue coalition in Taiwan and the Chinese Communist Party on mainland China. The flag of the Republic of China has begun to symbolize a common shared history between both mainland China and Taiwan, and as such the government of the PRC has made it clear that for Taiwan to change the flag would be a major provocation in favor of Taiwan independence . The ambiguity surrounding the flag was made apparent during

1450-493: The "Red Earth" to the flag to signify the blood of the revolutionaries who sacrificed themselves in order to overthrow the Qing dynasty and create the ROC. Together, the three colours of the flag correspond to the Three Principles of the People : Blue represents nationalism and liberty; White represents democracy and equality; and Red represents the people's livelihood and fraternity. President Chiang Kai-shek proclaimed on

1508-730: The 18 administrative divisions at the time of the Wuchang Uprising . In Shanghai and northern China, a "Five-coloured Flag" ( 五色 旗 ; wǔ sè qí ) ( Five Races Under One Union flag) was used of five horizontal stripes representing the five major ethnicities of China : the Han (red), the Manchu (yellow), the Mongol (blue), the Hui (white), and the Tibetan (black). When the government of

1566-517: The KMT party flag. By contrast, the ROC flag is always extremely prominent at political rallies of the pan-Blue coalition. This difference extends to the colours seen at the rallies. Rallies of the pan-Blue coalition give prominence to the colours of the ROC flag, with very large amounts of blue and smaller amounts of red. Rallies of independence-leaning parties are filled with green, with no blue or red at all. Some supporters of Taiwan independence, including former president Lee Teng-hui , have called for

1624-438: The PRC. During the 2004 ROC legislative elections, it was briefly suggested that if the pan-green coalition won the elections that it would force the KMT to change the party emblem to be different from the flag. This proposal generated a few days of controversy and was then quickly forgotten. There has been disagreement in the overseas Chinese community on which flag to fly to represent themselves, supporters and organizations of

1682-484: The ROC have faced severe restrictions in expressing their political support, especially in publicly flying the ROC flag or celebrating the National Day of the Republic of China on October 10th every year. Under Articles 118 and 160 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of China, it is a criminal offence to insult either the national flag or the national emblem of any country. If it is a national flag or emblem of

1740-530: The ROC published by the government . San Min Chu-i Our aim shall be: To found a free land , World peace , be our stand. Lead on, comrades , Vanguards ye are. Hold fast your aim, By sun and star. Be earnest and brave, Your country to save, One heart, one soul, One mind, one goal. The Three Principles of the People The foundation of our [ party ]. Using this, we establish

1798-479: The Republic of China The flag of the Republic of China , commonly called the flag of Taiwan , consists of a red field with a blue canton bearing a white disk surrounded by twelve triangles ; said symbols symbolize the sun and rays of light emanating from it, respectively. The flag was originally designed by the anti- Qing group, the Revive China Society , in 1895 with the addition of

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1856-505: The Republic of China was established on 1 January 1912, the "Five-coloured Flag" was selected by the provisional Senate as the national flag. The "18-Star Flag" was adopted by the army and the modern flag was adopted as a naval ensign. Sun Yat-sen, however, did not consider the five-coloured flag appropriate, reasoning that horizontal order implied a hierarchy or class like that which existed during dynastic times. After President Yuan Shikai assumed dictatorial powers in 1913 by dissolving

1914-405: The Republic of China ", also known by its incipit " Three Principles of the People ", is the national anthem of the Republic of China, commonly called Taiwan , as well as the party anthem of the Kuomintang . It was adopted in 1930 as the national anthem and was used as such in mainland China until 1949, when the Republic of China central government relocated to Taiwan following its defeat by

1972-638: The Republic of China Act was promulgated by the Legislative Yuan to specify the size, measure, ratio, production, and management of the flag. The " Blue Sky with a White Sun " flag of Lu Hao-tung was unveiled in February 1895 in Hong Kong. The twelve rays of the white Sun symbolize the twelve months and the twelve traditional shichen ( 時辰 ; shíchén ), a traditional unit of time which corresponds to two modern hours . Sun Yat-sen added

2030-2943: The Republic of China. For many Taiwanese, the anthem carries a number of meanings, often conflicting. Some Taiwanese reject the anthem outright as an anachronistic symbol of the vanquished KMT dictatorship . 三 （ ㄙㄢ ） 民 （ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ） 主 （ ㄓㄨˇ ） 義 （ ㄧˋ ） ， 吾 （ ㄨˊ ） 黨 （ ㄉㄤˇ ） 所 （ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ） 宗 （ ㄗㄨㄥ ） ； 以 （ ㄧˇ ） 建 （ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ） 民 （ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ） 國 （ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ） ， 以 （ ㄧˇ ） 進 （ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ） 大 （ ㄉㄚˋ ） 同 （ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ） 。 咨 （ ㄗ ） 爾 （ ㄦˇ ） 多 （ ㄉㄨㄛ ） 士 （ ㄕˋ ） ， 為 （ ㄨㄟˋ ） 民 （ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ） 前 （ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ） 鋒 （ ㄈㄥ ） ； 夙 （ ㄙㄨˋ ） 夜 （ ㄧㄝˋ ） 匪 （ ㄈㄟˇ ） 懈 （ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ） ， 主 （ ㄓㄨˇ ） 義 （ ㄧˋ ） 是 （ ㄕˋ ） 從 （ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ） 。 矢 （ ㄕˇ ） 勤 （ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ） 矢 （ ㄕˇ ） 勇 （ ㄩㄥˇ ） ， 必 （ ㄅㄧˋ ） 信 （ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ） 必 （ ㄅㄧˋ ） 忠 （ ㄓㄨㄥ ） ； 一 （ ㄧˋ ） 心 （ ㄒㄧㄣ ） 一 （ ㄧˋ ） 德 （ ㄉㄜˊ ） ， 貫 （ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ） 徹 （ ㄔㄜˋ ） 始 （ ㄕˇ ） 終 （ ㄓㄨㄥ ） 。 三民 ( Sānmín ) 主义 ( zhǔyì ) ， 吾 ( wú ) 党 ( dǎng ) 所 ( suǒ ) 宗 ( zōng ) ； 以 ( Yǐ ) 建 ( jiàn ) 民国 ( Mínguó ) ， 以 ( yǐ ) 进 ( jìn ) 大同 ( dàtóng ) 。 咨 ( Zī ) 尔 ( ěr ) 多士 ( duōshì ) ， 为 ( wèi ) 民 ( mín ) 前锋 ( qiánfēng ) ； 夙夜 ( Sùyè ) 匪 ( fěi ) 懈 ( xiè ) ， 主义 ( zhǔyì ) 是 ( shì ) 从 ( cóng ) 。 矢 ( Shǐ ) 勤 ( qín ) 矢 ( shǐ ) 勇 ( yǒng ) ， 必 ( bì ) 信 ( xìn ) 必 ( bì ) 忠 ( zhōng ) ； 一 ( Yì ) 心 ( xīn ) 一 ( yì ) 德 ( dé ) ， 贯彻 ( guànchè ) 始 ( shǐ ) 终 ( zhōng ) 。 [sán.mǐn ʈ͡ʂù.î ǔ tàŋ swɔ̀ t͡sʊ́ŋ] [ì t͡ɕjɛ̂n mǐn.kwɔ̌ ì t͡ɕîn tâ.tʰʊ̌ŋ] [t͡sɹ̩́ àɚ twɔ́.ʂɻ̩̂ wɛ̂i mǐn t͡ɕʰjɛ̌n.fɤ́ŋ] [sû.jɛ̂ fɛ̀i ɕjɛ̂ ʈ͡ʂù.î ʂɻ̩̂ t͡sʰʊ̌ŋ] [ʂɻ̩̀ t͡ɕʰǐn ʂɻ̩̀ jʊ̀ŋ pî ɕîn pî ʈ͡ʂʊ́ŋ] [î ɕín î tɤ̌ kwân.ʈ͡ʂʰɤ̂ ʂɻ̩̀ ʈ͡ʂʊ́ŋ] The lyrics are in classical literary Chinese . For example: In this respect,

2088-786: The Second Sino-Japanese War , the invading Japanese established a variety of puppet governments using several flag designs. The Reformed Government was established in March 1938 in Nanjing to consolidate the various puppet governments employed the Five-coloured Flag. When Wang Jingwei was slated to take over the Japanese-installed government in Nanjing in 1940, he demanded to use the modern flag as

2146-428: The abandonment of the flag, and there are a number of alternative designs for a specifically Taiwanese flag . However, the prospects for this are not high given that changing the flag requires a constitutional amendment; that the current flag has a huge amount of support among pan-Blue supporters and grudging acceptance among moderate independence supporters; and because changing the flag might cause political tension with

2204-575: The center. For the summits held between the KMT and Communist Party during the Chinese Civil War, the ROC flag was displayed at an equal position to the flag of the Chinese Soviet Republic (Jiangxi Soviet). Later, the flag law specified a horizontal display of the flag with the portrait of Sun Yat-sen in a portion of the red field at the center position. This display can be found in numerous government offices in Taiwan and

2262-646: The current flag both domestically and abroad. The canton (upper corner on the hoist side) originated from the " Blue Sky with a White Sun flag " ( 青天 白日 旗 ; qīngtiān báirì qí ) designed by Lu Haodong , a martyr of the First Guangzhou Uprising of 1895. He presented his design to represent the revolutionary army at the inauguration of the Society for Regenerating China , an anti- Qing society in Hong Kong , on 21 February 1895. This design

2320-521: The five continents gather at the Olympic Games In fair competition, create new records Don’t be proud when you win Don’t be discouraged when you loss Strive to go forward Faster and further The glory of Olympic will last forever! Strive to go forward- Higher and stronger The glory of Olympic will last forever! National Anthem of the Republic of China The " National Anthem of

2378-416: The flag in Taiwan reflects the controversy behind its symbolism. Although supporters of Taiwan independence, such as former president Chen Shui-bian , will display and salute the flag on formal official state occasions, it is never seen at political rallies of the Democratic Progressive Party . This is not only because of its association with mainland China but also because the flag contains design elements of

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2436-491: The flag is raised after a rendition of the National Anthem of the Republic of China . Before martial law was lifted in 1987 in Taiwan, it was required that all vehicles be halted when passing by a flag ceremony. Instead, the ROC is usually represented under a pseudonym (usually " Chinese Taipei "). The symbolism of the ROC flag began to shift in the early 21st century as there was a warming of relations between

2494-717: The flag of the gold medal team. When introduced, the song is officially called the "National Anthem of Chinese Taipei." However, in the 16th Asian Games held in Guangzhou , China, the song was introduced as the "Anthem of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee" (中華臺北奧會會歌), with new lyrics written by Chang Pi-te (張彼德). In schools and national monuments in Taiwan , the National Anthem and the National Flag Anthem are played every morning before classes or opening at an outdoor ceremony. The national anthem

2552-410: The flag represents a clear symbol that Taiwan is not governed by the same government as mainland China, as this flag is different from the flag of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Meanwhile, because it was formerly used as the flag over all of China, the flag has become a symbol of continuity with the ideals of the Chinese nationalism and Chinese unification movements, and has become a symbol of

2610-509: The flag. The Ministry of the Interior provides colours only for reference. Other publications, such as the Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives , have given approximations for Pantone colours: the dark blue as Pantone 301 C and the dark red as Pantone 186 C. Album des pavillons also gave the approximate CMYK colours for the flag; dark blue is 100-45-0-10 and dark red

2668-463: The heroes of East Asia . Never abandon in desperation, nor be complacent with achievement, Glorify our nation and work promoting Great Unity . Pioneering work was full of hardships and (we should) commemorate those founders and martyrs, Maintaining (their achievements) is not easy (either) and (we should) never seek only for instant benefit. With one heart and one soul, carrying (these virtues) from beginning to end, Blue Sky, White Sun, and

2726-409: The national anthem is played at the start prior to flag-raising followed by the National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China during actual flag-raising. The text was a collaboration between several Kuomintang (KMT) party members: Hu Hanmin , Tai Chi-tao , Liao Zhongkai , and Shao Yuanchong . The text debuted on 16 June 1924, as the opening of a speech by Sun Yat-sen at the opening ceremony of

2784-642: The national anthem of the Republic of China stands in contrast to the People's Republic of China 's " March of the Volunteers ", which was written a few years later entirely in modern vernacular Chinese . As well as being written in classical Chinese , the national anthem follows classical poetic conventions. The ancient Fu style follows that of a four- character poem, where the last character of each line rhymes in -ong or -eng , which are equivalent. The official translation by Du Tingxiu (Theodore B. Tu) appears in English-language guides to

2842-429: The political thoughts of Sun Yat-sen, and his Three Principles of the People . One irony is that given the association of the flag with Chinese nationalism in opposition to Taiwan independence , the ROC flag has found an unexpected ally in the People's Republic of China . The PRC has criticized Taiwan independence groups for wishing to change or abolish the ROC flag, and has implied that legal steps to do so would bring

2900-663: The red field component in 1906 by Sun Yat-sen in his speech. This was first used in mainland China as the Navy flag in 1912, and was made the official national flag of the Republic of China in 1928 by the Nationalist government and was also used by the Japanese-backed Chinese Republic from 1943. It was enshrined in the sixth article of the ROC constitution when it was promulgated in 1947. The flag

2958-574: The republic was the " Song to the Auspicious Cloud ". Due to opposition over using a symbol of a political party to represent the entire nation, the National Anthem Editing and Research Committee ( 國歌編製研究委員會 ) was set up, which endorsed the KMT party song. On 3 June 1937, the Central Standing Committee ( 中央常務委員會 ) approved the proposal, and in the 1940s, the song formally became the official national anthem of

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3016-409: The separate and independently governed systems and territories of the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China in mainland China. The specific designs of the flag are located in the National Emblem and National Flag of the Republic of China Act from 1928. The ratio of the flag is 2:3, with most of it being red. One-fourth of the flag is blue, which contains the 12 pointed sun. Each sun ray

3074-508: The successful Northern Expedition that toppled the Beiyang government , though the Five-coloured Flag still continued to be used by locals in an unofficial capacity. One reason for this discrepancy in use was lingering regional biases held by officials and citizens of northern China, who favored the Five-coloured Flag, against southerners such as the Cantonese /Hakka Sun Yat-sen. During

3132-613: The trip of Kuomintang Chairman Lien Chan to mainland China in April 2005, during which the flag was very prominently displayed at ceremonies honoring Sun Yat-Sen at which both KMT party officials and government officials from the PRC were in attendance. One place in mainland China where the White Sun emblem is still prominently displayed in public is the ceiling mosaic within Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. The use of

3190-609: Was adopted as the National Flag Anthem, with lyrics written in Classical Chinese usually attributed to Tai Chi-tao , who had also contributed to the lyrics of the National Anthem . According to Liu Yiling from the National Library of the Republic of China, there remains a dispute over the authorship of the lyrics. In some earlier publications, the lyrics were attributed as an anonymous work. However, later publications attributed it to Tai Chi-tao, who did compose

3248-408: Was drawn in more specific detail and mathematical values were given to all elements in the flag. In the law, the canton still had a ratio of 2:3, but the math values given were 24 × 36 meters. The diameter of the sun with rays is 6 ⁄ 8 of height of the canton, so in this case, it will be 18. The diameter of the white sun without the sun rays is 1 ⁄ 4 of the width of the canton, so it

3306-414: Was later adopted as the KMT party flag and the coat of arms of the Republic of China . The "red Earth" portion was added by Sun Yat-sen in winter of 1906, bringing the flag to its modern form. According to George Yeo , the Foreign Minister of Singapore, in those days the Blue Sky with a White Sun flag was sewn in the Sun Yat Sen Villa or Wan Qing Yuan in Singapore by Teo Eng Hock and his wife. During

3364-443: Was rejected by Wang. In the end, Wang and the Japanese agreed that the yellow banner was to be used outdoors only, until 1943 when the banner was abandoned, leaving two rival governments with the same flag, each claiming to be the legitimate Nationalist government of China. The national flag was specified in Article Six of the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China . The flag was also used in Communist-held areas until 1949. After

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