Republic of China (Taiwan)

Timeline

1. 1895

   White-sun canton design presented

   Lu Haodong presented the Blue Sky with a White Sun design, which later became the flag’s canton.

   wikipedia.org · mnd.gov.tw

2. 1906

   Red field added

   Sun Yat-sen added the red field to the blue-and-white design, forming the flag’s current design.

   wikipedia.org · mnd.gov.tw

3. 1912

   Used as naval flag

   The flag was first used in mainland China as the Republic of China Navy flag.

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4. 1921

   Guangzhou government adopts flag

   The Guangzhou government adopted the flag as the Republic of China’s national flag.

   president.gov.tw

5. 1928

   Adopted as national flag

   The Nationalist government made the design the Republic of China’s national flag.

   wikipedia.org · mnd.gov.tw

6. 1947

   Specified in the Constitution

   Article Six of the Republic of China Constitution specified the national flag.

   wikipedia.org

7. 1954

   Flag specifications standardized

   An amendment to the flag law specified the flag’s size, proportions, production, and management.

   wikipedia.org · moj.gov.tw