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This is the current list of the national symbols of the entities called "China".

Symbols of the People’s Republic of ChinaEdit

Symbol Description

The national flag of the People's Republic of China was

designed byZeng Liansong. It has a red field charged
with five golden stars in the canton. The color red
Nation National flag of the PRC (Wu represents the Communist Revolution, the four smaller
al flag Xing Hong Qi) stars represents the four social classes in Chinese society,
and the largest star represents Chinese unity under the
leadership of theCommunist Party of China. One corner
of each of the four smaller stars points towards the
 center of the bigger star, representing the principle that
unity should go around the center. This flag is flown in
the mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau.

National Emblem (PRC)

The National Emblem of China includesTiananmen Gate,

where Mao declared the foundation of People's Republic
of China, in a red circle. Above the Gate are five stars; the
Nation
largest represents the CPC, while the four smaller stars
al
represent the four social classes. The emblem's outer
emble
border contains sheaves ofwheat andrice, representing
m
Chinese agricultural workers. At bottom center is a cog-
wheel, representing Chinese industrial workers. The red
ribbon represents the unification of the Chinese people.

The national anthem of China is the"March of the

Nation
Volunteers". Its lyrics were composed
al "March of the Volunteers"
bypoet andplaywrightTian Han and its music was
anthem
composed byNie Er.

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong(1893–1976) established the PRC on

October 1, 1949, which remains a national holiday. His
portrait is displayed on the entrance of Tiananmen
Founde Square.
r of the
nation

Qin Shi-huang (literally, "First Emperor of Qin") (259 BC -

Qin Shi-huang, the Yellow 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and then,
Emperor after the Qin conquered the otherWarring
States andunified all of China, thefirst emperor of a
 unified China.[1] He is widely considered to be the
founder of China as a country.

Nation
The renminbiis the official currency of the People's
al
Republic of China. Theyuan is its basic unit. The ISO code
currenc Renminbi for renminbi is CHY.
y

Giant panda

The national animal of China is thegiant

panda(Ailuropoda melanolueca), a bear native to south-
central China.

Chinese dragon
Nation
al
animal

The Chinese dragon is alegendary creatureappearing

inChinese mythologyand folklore. The dragon has many
animal-like forms, including those
resemblingturtles andfish, but is usually depicted as
asnake with four legs.

Red-crowned crane

The red-crowned crane orManchurian crane (Grus

japonensis) is a large East Asian crane and among the
rarest cranes in the world. It is found in Siberia
(easternRussia), northeastern China, and theMongol
Nation DaguurStrictly Protected Area in northeasternMongolia.
al bird

The golden pheasant(Chrysolophus pictus) is agame

bird of the familyPhasianidae. Although it is native to
Golden pheasant (unofficial) western China, feral populations have been established
in the United Kingdom,Canada, theUnited
States,Mexico,Colombia,Peru, Bolivia,Chile,Argentina,
 Uruguay, theFalkland Islands,Germany,Belgium,
theNetherlands,France,Ireland,Australia andNew
Zealand.

Fuzzy kiwifruit

The fuzzy kiwifruit(Actinidia deliciosa) is the national

fruit of China. It has fuzzy, dull brown skin and tangy,
bright green flesh.

Nation Jujube
al fruit

The jujube(Ziziphus zizyphus) is the second national

fruit of China. It is an oval drupe1.5-3 centimeters deep;
it resembles a date and has a single hard stone like an
olive.

Ginkgo(Ginkgo biloba) is the only living species in the

Nation Ginkgo
division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct. Six ginkgo
al tree
trees survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Symbols of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

References
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