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| Blue Field Yellow Tiger Flag (藍地黃虎旗) | |
| Use | National flag and ensign  |
|---|---|
| Adopted | May 23rd, 1895 |
| Design | Yellow tiger on plain blue |
The Flag of the Republic of Formosa was the national flag used by the short lived Republic of Formosa in Taiwan which existed from May 23rd, 1895 until October 21st of that year. It is also known as the "Blue Field Yellow Tiger Flag" because of the yellow tiger on a blue field featured in its design. On the same day of the flag's adoption, Tang Jingsong published the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Formosa. In 2012, after a year and a half of research, the National Museum of Taiwan determined that the Blue Field Yellow Tiger Flag was originally double-sided. The tiger's eyes which are on both sides symbolize "day and night protecting the country".[1][2]
History
[edit]The first flag of the Republic of Formosa first appeared as early as 1895 when the republic was founded
References
[edit]- ^ "黃虎旗再現─原來有兩隻老虎！臺博館鎮館典藏文物修護重大發現" [The Yellow Tiger Flag Reappears-There are Two Tigers! Major Discovery in the Maintenance of Cultural Relics in the Collection of the Taiwan Museum]. National Taiwan Museum (in Chinese). 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
- ^ Shen, Yawen (14 December 2012). "重大發現！藍地黃虎旗竟有2隻老虎" [Major Discovery! There are Two Tigers on the Blue and Yellow Tiger Flag]. Radio Taiwan International (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.