In many international competitions, we can often see that when the mainland players win the championship, the red flag is raised on the podium and the national anthem is played in the stadium.
In 1949, the mainland established its own flag, and when the flag, a symbol of unity and hope, was slowly raised in front of many people in the square, many people were excited to tears.
This red flag has a history of more than 70 years, in fact, few people know that when the people of the mainland decided to choose their own national flag, this five-star red flag was one of the ten million choices, and there were only 15 votes at that time, which was not welcomed.
The most popular third work received 185 votes, far exceeding the five-star red flag.
So, how did the five-star red flag pass the five levels and cut six generals, reverse the situation, and finally become the national flag of the mainland?
Source of inspiration
The mainland's five-star red flag is famous at home and abroad, but few people know who the designer behind it is.
In fact, the person who designed the five-star red flag was Zeng Liansong, who graduated from a college of higher education majoring in economics and had been worried about the country and the people since he was young, eager to make some changes to the situation in the country that was poor at that time.
He was originally a science student, did not understand the professional knowledge of art and design, and the reason why he was able to design the five-star red flag was closely related to his early experience of ups and downs.
Zeng Liansong was once a warm-blooded patriotic young man, who participated in many activities and tried many times to save the country and save the people in different historical backgrounds, but to no avail, he was worried, and when the mainland finally won the liberation victory, Zeng Liansong felt happy from the bottom of his heart.
Happiness and hope are his ideas for creating the national flag.
The five-star red flag pins on Zeng Liansong's hopes and blessings for the country, who longed for peace and loved peace when he was young, and earnestly hoped to save the people from fire and water.
He was an intellectual, and he could write well, so when the mainland needed a draft of the national flag design, Zeng Liansong signed up with almost no hesitation.
His design of the five-star red flag seems to be very simple, but in fact it took a lot of energy and effort, Zeng Liansong in the study of his own design draft, suddenly on a clear summer night, look up at the sky, see countless shining bright new stars.
At this time, he suddenly blessed his soul and came to inspiration, so he created a five-star red flag.
Participate in elections
At that time, the mainland received thousands of submissions for the design of the national flag, and was dazzled and difficult to choose for a while, so it decided to give the right to choose to the people.
The mainland released more than 40 of the most appropriate national flag design drafts, allowing people to vote for the choice, when the five-star red flag only received 15 votes, and the highest number of votes was another design draft.
What kind of flag draft is so exquisite that it can win the hearts and minds of the people?
This is the third work, which was named "Revival One" at the time, its designers do not know who it is, the background color of this flag is also red, and the stars are in the upper left position, but there is a yellow line separated from the layout below.
According to the designers, the yellow line symbolized the Yellow River, and many people at the time thought that this picture was very beautiful and suitable for use as a national flag, so it received 185 tickets.
However, the only thing that is wrong is the yellow horizontal line in the middle, although it means good, but such a line divides the flag in two for no reason, as if the land of the continent has been divided, which is a very unlucky symbol.
I have long known that a country's flag not only needs to be beautiful, it also symbolizes the country and the people, the land and unity, and many deep meanings are hidden behind it, creating a vivid national flag.
And this national flag of rejuvenation, the horizontal line in the middle, seems to have cut a knife in people's hearts, dividing the motherland's great rivers and mountains into two, and dividing the heart of the people of the mainland into two halves, which means badly.
Therefore, the mainland decided to abandon this third work with the highest number of votes at that time, and many people's eyes turned to the five-star red flag that had been unknown before, which received the fewest votes, but it was of great significance.
The criteria for choosing the national flag were very strict at the time, and the mainland put forward three requirements before the election.
First, it is not easy to have strong national characteristics and national characteristics, and it is not easy for a small flag to reflect the spirit and civilization of the mainland, which is even more of a challenge for the designers.
Second, it is necessary to conform to the national conditions of the mainland, which at that time was in its infancy, waiting for everything to be rebuilt, and the people had pinned great hopes on the situation at that time, and their yearning for freedom and their expectations for the future had reached a peak.
Therefore, the selection and establishment of the national flag not only represents the mainland's formal entry into the international stage, but also represents the deep hopes of the mainland people to be satisfied.
Third, the style of the national flag must be both concise and serious, and it is not possible to design a very messy and fancy flag, so that the flag appears very undignified and is seen as a joke by people in other countries.
After careful consideration, of all the works at that time, only the five-star red flag designed by Zeng Liansong met the requirements, although the number of votes was not high, but its significance was far-reaching, attracting the attention of many people, so it was established as the national flag of the mainland.
What's behind it
When Zeng Liansong designed the national flag, he had a solid historical background and designed the background color of the national flag as red, which not only represented the glorious sacrifices made by the martyrs of the past for a better future, but also represented the fiery red sunrise of the new life, which had profound meaning.
The five stars in the upper left corner, the small four represent the people, and they are tightly clustered together, symbolizing unity.
The reason why these stars are yellow is because the yellow matches the base color, and can also reflect the ethnic race of the continent and have national spirit.
Zeng Liansong thought about where to paint these five stars on the national flag, which was a very tangled question, and after much thought, he decided to paint them in the upper left corner, as if the light was shining brightly on the earth, showing that the entire flag had a vast field of vision and a neat layout.
His design is a combination of simplicity and solemnity, which can not only reflect the distinct patriotic feelings, but also enlarge some details, no matter from which angle of analysis, there is no error, compared to the third national flag draft, the five-star red flag is a complete victory.
When the five-star red flag was first raised, Zeng Liansong was very excited, he improvised a poem to express his feelings, many Chinese people were on the scene, looking up at the red flag flying in the sky, with tears in their eyes.
In short, the national flag is the face of a country, its design needs to be considered from many aspects, although the flag of the revival is beautiful, but it lacks a sense of unity, only the five-star red flag can highlight the beauty of the nation while promoting the concept of unity.