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The 'Five-Colored Flag' of the early Republic of China, representing ethnic diversity and unity, 1920s (lemmy.world)
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It's a bit ugly tbqh. Qing dynasty flag was much cooler

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[โ€“] MrWafflesNBacon@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If I'm correct the colors represented the following ethnicities:

  • Red is Han Chinese
  • Yellow is Manchus
  • Blue is Mongols
  • White is Muslims
  • Black is Tibetans

Here's where I got the info

[โ€“] ceiphas@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

black and white are actively removed...