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China Flags – Chinese Flag, Bunting, Hand & Table Flags
The Chinese five-star red flag for Chinese New Year, National Day on 1 October, Chinatown festivals and Chinese school celebrations in the UK. Buy the China flag in 20x12in to 8ft x 5ft, hang China bunting across the restaurant front, and hand out China hand flags for the lion dance route.
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China Flag
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China Table Flag
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China Satin Table Flag
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China Bunting
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China Hand Flags
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China Wooden Table Flag
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China Large Wooden Table Flag
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The Chinese flag: five gold stars on red
The China flag, the Five-star Red Flag, was designed by Zeng Liansong, a Shanghai clerk who entered a public competition in the summer of 1949, and was raised for the first time by Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square on 1 October 1949. The red field stands for the revolution; the large gold star in the canton represents the Communist Party and the four smaller stars arcing around it the four classes of the people named in Mao’s writings, workers, peasants, the petty bourgeoisie and the national bourgeoisie, each with one point turned towards the centre of the big star to show unity. The proportion is 2:3. Our China flag keeps that arc of stars in the correct canton position and the red at the deep, slightly warm shade of the official specification, so it does not read as a plain red flag from across a street.
Chinese New Year, National Day and Chinatown
The busiest week for a Chinese flag in Britain is Chinese New Year, which falls between late January and mid February: London’s parade from Charing Cross to Chinatown is the largest celebration outside Asia, with Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle and Glasgow all running their own lion dances and lantern displays. National Day on 1 October is marked by Chinese student societies, Confucius Institutes and community associations, and the Mid-Autumn Festival in September or October brings flags out again for mooncake fairs. Chinese restaurants, supermarkets and takeaways keep a flag or a run of bunting up all year, and schools order hand flags for China weeks, Mandarin classes and Olympic projects.
Which size and grade?
Go for 5ft x 3ft on a garden pole, a restaurant front or a parade float, 3ft x 2ft for a classroom, a shop window or a short pole, 8ft x 5ft for a hall backdrop or a fixed flagpole at a community centre, and 20x12in for a hand pole or a car. Flagtex is the printed woven-polyester grade for events and indoor display; DuraFlag is the knitted-polyester outdoor grade with double-stitched hems that holds its colour through a British winter on a pole outside a supermarket or an association building. Brass eyelets are standard, and DuraFlag can come with clips or a rope and toggle instead.
China bunting
China bunting puts the five-star flag on every pennant in 3m, 5m, 9m and 20m lengths, in a rectangle cut that shows the whole flag or a triangle cut for a lantern-festival look. A 5m length runs along a takeaway counter, 9m dresses a restaurant window or a school hall, and 20m crosses a Chinatown street. Pair it with red and gold plain-colour bunting for a New Year display.
Hand flags and table flags
China hand flags on wooden sticks come in 9x6in for a class of children on the parade route and 18x12in for the dragon dance crowd. The China table flag with base is the 6x4in desk flag for a restaurant counter, a trade fair or a school project, and the China satin table flag on a chrome base suits a conference table or an office reception. The flags of Hong Kong and Taiwan have their own pages under world flags.
Chinese flag FAQs
What do the five stars on the Chinese flag mean?
The large star represents the Communist Party of China and the four smaller stars the four classes of the Chinese people described by Mao in 1949: the working class, the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie and the national bourgeoisie. The red field stands for the revolution.
Who designed the Chinese flag?
Zeng Liansong, an economist and clerk from Shanghai, submitted the design to a national competition in July 1949. It was chosen from nearly 3,000 entries and first raised on 1 October 1949, the founding day of the People’s Republic.
When is Chinese New Year and when should I put the flags up?
It falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, between 21 January and 20 February. Most UK parades and restaurant displays run on the weekend nearest the date, so order the week before and hang bunting a few days ahead.
What size Chinese flag for a restaurant front?
5ft x 3ft is the standard for a bracket pole above a shop or restaurant. Use DuraFlag if it will stay up all year and Flagtex if it is only out for New Year and National Day.
Do you sell the Hong Kong and Taiwan flags as well?
Yes, both have their own collections with full-size flags, hand flags and table flags, listed separately under world flags.
Can I get China hand flags in bulk for a school or a parade?
Hand flags are sold singly and in packs, so a class or a dance troupe can be kitted out from one order. Every item is stocked in and dispatched from our Stoke-on-Trent warehouse, same day on orders placed before 2pm.