| China's national flag was designed by one of its own citizens, Zeng
Liansong. He is still alive and living in Shanghai today. In 1949 Zeng Liansong
responded to a contest in the newspaper asking for designs for the new national flag.
Though he was not a graphic designer by trade, he decided to enter the competition as a
simple act of patriotism.
Zeng's inspiration came one night when he was looking at the night sky and noticed the
twinkling stars. Suddenly he realized that "before the liberation, the Chinese people
suffered in the dark, but now the new Chinese government is like a bright moon and stars
shining through the darkness."
The outcome was a large five-pointed star to symbolize the Communist Party and four
smaller stars to serve as symbols of the people rallied around the party. |
