You may have heard to a greater or lesser extent that the national flag of New China went through some twists and turns when it was determined, and your first choice was not the five-star red flag. In fact, what everyone does not know is that when the name of New China was just decided, it caused some controversy among the common people. Today's China, the full name is the People's Republic of China, but the original new China, is not called this name. The original name was actually the People's Democratic Republic of China.
The name is too cumbersome, and democracy and republicanism are similar in meaning. Therefore, when the name came out, many people raised objections. And General Zhang Zhizhong is one of the people in the opposition. Zhang Zhizhong felt that when democracy and republicanism were put together, it was inevitable that people would be reminded of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Republic of China.
But in fact, New China and the Republic of China are completely different. Therefore, this name, first, is long and not good, and second, it is easy to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. After listening to Zhang Zhizhong's opinion, Chairman Mao also felt that it was reasonable, so he agreed to change his name. What kind of story is this? Let's take a look.
The name was determined, causing controversy
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chairman Mao organized many important meetings in Zhongnanhai. These meetings, without exception, were all in preparation for the preparation of the new China. These preparations include: What should new China be called? What does the flag of New China look like? What national anthem is suitable for New China?
These problems are all major events related to the country's business card, so they must not be sloppy. After many meetings and many discussions, these issues have been temporarily determined. Among them, the name of new China was designated as the People's Democratic Republic of China, a long string.
The authorities are fans, and at first, when everyone decided on the name, they didn't think there was anything wrong. However, when onlooker Qing heard that this name was open to the public for comments, many people wrote to Beijing to reflect the irrationality of the name. It can be said that a small name has brought great social controversy.
Among these feedback opinions, some people said that this name is too long, and it is not good, it is very difficult to pronounce, and it will affect China's international status in the future. It is also said that this name looks particularly similar to the former Republic of China, which will cause contradictions and misunderstandings. More crucially, many people in the Republic of China eventually became the Kuomintang. But New China is the regime ruled by the Communist Party, which is completely different.
All in all, when they saw these feedbacks, Chairman Mao and others felt that it was quite reasonable. Therefore, Chairman Mao held another meeting, hoping that everyone would speak freely and put forward a better name plan. Chairman Mao also said: "This name can no longer be asked, and everyone should not restrain their own ideas, even if the direction is completely different." The purpose of our meeting today is to give our China a suitable name. ”
After Chairman Mao said these words, the meeting fell into a rare silence. This name is very important, and everyone does not dare to express their opinions casually, only hoping that they can think more, think better, and come up with the name that is most in line with China's national conditions.
Two words were removed and the result was perfect
After a long silence, Mr. Zhang Zhizhong cleared his throat and expressed his own opinion. He said: "Actually, the structure of the name is still very good, and I don't think we need to change it." In fact, in my opinion, in this name, deleting two words will be very perfect. ”
In the face of everyone's questioning eyes, Zhang Zhizhong did not hang everyone's appetite, and said bluntly that the word "democracy" could be deleted from this name. In Zhang Zhizhong's view, although the meaning of democracy and republicanism is not exactly the same, there are still many overlapping parts. That is to say, democracy and republicanism are extremely similar in nature and have repetitive implications. This is why the term democratic republic feels a little awkward.
Zhang Zhizhong also believes that the highest goal of our new China is to realize communism. Then, the two words of republic are our national system and are necessary. As for democracy, the meaning of democracy is inherently contained in the republic. Now that the name has "republic", the word "democracy" can naturally be deleted.
Moreover, as the big guys reacted, the term "People's Democratic Republic of China" is too similar to that of the Republic of China. At first glance, I thought that the Republic of China was the abbreviation of the People's Democratic Republic of China. This is certainly not right, because the two names are essentially completely different, and there should be no such misunderstanding for everyone. As for the so-called "Republic of China", such abbreviations should not appear again in New China.
Listening to Zhang Zhizhong's opinion, Chairman Mao felt that it was very reasonable. Indeed, the statement of the People's Republic of China sounds more concise and fluent, and it will not be mistaken for having anything to do with the Republic of China. In this way, Chairman Mao agreed with Zhang Zhizhong's opinion. Looking at the others, it was obvious that they were also persuaded by Zhang Zhizhong.
Thus, the name of new China was finally determined.
The weight of words is extremely useful
It can also be seen from this matter of changing his name that Zhang Zhizhong also spoke very heavily among the leaders of new China, and Chairman Mao also respected his opinions very much.
In fact, it was not just the name of the new China that changed, Zhang Zhizhong expressed his own opinion. Zhang Zhizhong also made comments on the determination of the national flag of New China.
At first, Chairman Mao decided that the national flag was a five-pointed star and a bar. But Zhang Zhizhong felt that the meaning of this bar is very bad, New China is an independent, complete, self-reliant country, so if there is a bar on our national flag that separates the whole picture, what does it look like?
At that time, Zhang Zhizhong's opposition was also very constructive, and Chairman Mao also listened to his opinions and finally redefined the five-star red flag.
epilogue
Naming a brand-new country is not an easy task, and there are too many political factors to consider. Therefore, the process of naming is full of twists and turns, which is also reasonable.
Zhang Zhizhong can boldly put forward opinions and promote the final decision change, which also shows that Zhang Zhizhong is a very important person. He was not a member of the Communist Party, but he was a patriot who was welcomed by the Communist Party.
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