Five Races Under One Union
Five Races Under One Union was one of the major principles upon which the Republic of China was founded following the 1911 Revolution. Its central tenet was the harmonious existence under one nation of what were considered the five major ethnic groups in China: the Han, the Manchu, the Mongols, the Hui (Muslims), and the Tibetans.
| "Five-Colored Flag" (五色旗; Wǔsèqí) | |
| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 5:8 |
| Adopted | 10 January 1912 |
| Design | Five horizontal bands of red, yellow, blue, white and black. |
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The center flag is the Five-Colored Flag of the Republic of China. Underneath the three flags is the message: "Long live the union" (共和萬歲). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 五族共和 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | five ethnic groups living together in mutual harmony (the res publica) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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