List of Taiwanese flags

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Taiwan has been controlled by various governments and has been associated with various flags throughout its history. Since 1945, the Republic of China controls the island; thus the flag most commonly associated with it is the Flag of the Republic of China.

The first national flag of Taiwan was first used in 1663 during the Kingdom of Tungning, which had a plain white flag with the character 「鄭」 (zhèng) on the red bordered circle. The flag of the Qing dynasty was also used from 1862 until 1895, when the Republic of Formosa was declared. The Formosan flag had a tiger on a plain blue filed with azure clouds below it.

During Japanese rule of Taiwan, the flag of Japan was flown in the island from 1895 to 1945.

Following the transfer of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, the national flag was specified in Article Six of the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the government of Chiang Kai-shek relocated the Republic of China (ROC) to the island of Taiwan.

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Current flag[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1945–	Flag of the Republic of China	A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun.

Historical flags[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1624–1662	Flag of Dutch Formosa	Same as the Flag of the Netherlands
	1626–1642	Flag of Spanish Formosa	Same as the Flag of the Spanish Empire
	1661–1683	Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning	The Han character "鄭" in a red circle outline on a plain white field.
	1890–1895	Flag of the Qing Dynasty	Azure Dragon on a plain yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner.
	1895	Flag of the Republic of Formosa	Tiger on a plain blue filed with azure clouds below it.
	1895–1945	Flag of Taiwan under Japanese rule	Same as the Flag of the Empire of Japan

Political divisions[]

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Below are the flags used in the political divisions of Taiwan.

Provinces[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Taiwan Province

Special municipalities[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	2010–	Kaohsiung City 高雄市	Stylized "高". Colors symbolizing sunshine, vitality, environmental protection, & ocean.[1]
	2010–	New Taipei City 新北市	Highly stylized "北" in the form of four hearts arranged to resemble a four-leaf clover.[2]
	2008–	Taichung City
	2010–	Tainan City
	2010–	Taipei City
	2014–	Taoyuan City

Provincial cities[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Chiayi City
		Hsinchu City
		Keelung City

Counties[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Changhua County
		Chiayi County
		Hsinchu County
		Hualien County
		Kinmen County
		Lienchiang County
		Miaoli County
		Nantou County
		Penghu County
		Pingtung County
		Taitung County
		Yilan County
		Yunlin County

Military flags[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1890–1895	Flag of the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners	The Eight Banners was created in the early 17th century by Nurhaci to unify the Jurchen people into the Manchu dynasty. The first three banners were under the direct command of the Emperor himself.
	1890–1895	Flag of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	Flag of the Bordered White Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	Flag of the Plain White Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	Flag of the Bordered Red Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	Flag of the Plain Red Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	Flag of the Bordered Blue Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	Flag of the Plain Blue Banner of the Eight Banners
	1890–1895	The flag of the Admiral of the Beiyang Fleet	5 stripes of yellow, white, black, blue and red with a chinese dragon on a yellow disc in the canton
	1890–1895	Flag of the Commander (Tongling) of Torpedo Boats	5 stripes of blue, red, yellow, white and black with a cyan chinese character in the canton
	1890–1895	Flag of the Leader (Duizhang), or Commodore Second Class	Swallow tailed flag with 4 stripes of red, yellow, green and white
	1895–1945	War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army	Centered sun disc with 16 rays on a white field
	1895–1945	Standard of admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1914–1945	Standard of vice admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1914–1945	Standard of rear admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1914–1945	Standard of commodore of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1895–1945	Standard of commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1895–1945	Standard of senior captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1895–1945	Standard of duty ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
	1945– present	Flag of the Republic of China Army (formerly National Revolutionary Army)	The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border.
		Republic of China Navy	Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below).
		Republic of China Air Force
		Republic of China Marine Corps
		Republic of China Military Police
		Armed Forces
		Armed Forces Reserve
		Republic of China Military Academy
		Combined Logistics Command
		ROCA General's Flag
		Coast Guard Administration
		Chairman of the ROC Military Affairs Commission
		National Defense University

Other state flags[]

	1929–	Commander-in-Chief Flag of the Republic of China, also known as Standard of the President of the Republic of China
	1930–	Standard of the Vice President of the Republic of China (abolished)
	1947–1986	Standard of the Vice President of the Republic of China	Abolished with Act of Ensign of the Republic of China Navy (海軍旗章條例) on Jan. 3rd, 1986.
	1929–1966	Civil Ensign of the Republic of China	Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a civil ensign at sea. Present civil ensign is national flag.

Political party flags[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1895–	Kuomintang flag (shared as the Naval Jack of the nation)	The "Blue Sky with a White Sun", 12 rays of the sun represent progressive ideals.
	1952–	China Youth Corps flag
	1986–	Democratic Progressive Party flag
	2000–	People First Party flag
	2015–2019	Minkuotang flag

Chinese Taipei sports flags[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1981–1986	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag.	The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
	1986–2010	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag.	The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
	2010–	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag.	The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
	1994-2004	Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
	2004-2019	Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
	2019-	Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
	1997-2019	Chinese Taipei Deaflympics flag
	2019-	Chinese Taipei Deaflympics flag
	2014-	Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association flag
	Prior to 2006	Chinese Taipei football flag
	2006-2012	Chinese Taipei football flag	The Chinese Taipei Olympic flag replaced this flag as the football flag in 2012
	2009-	Chinese Taipei Universiade flag
	2013-	Chinese Taipei WorldSkills flag
	2019-	Chinese Taipei FIRST Robotics Competition flag
	2016-	Chinese Taipei electronic sports flag

Other historical flags[]

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1981–2010	Flag of Taipei City.	Previous Taipei city seal on top of 16 horizontal stripes of white and blue.

See also[]

• List of Chinese flags
• Proposed flags of Taiwan

References[]