Get your vote on {Flags}

Recently, my sophomore spoken English students were tasked with creating a new flag for China. We studied various flags of the world to learn about characteristics many flags share, and the students were then asked to create a flag that could realistically fit in amongst the flags of the world. You may remember this assignment from two years ago; you can check out the entries here and here. You can also read about the actual Chinese flag here.

Today, I’m asking you {yes, you, the one who’s been quietly lurking in the corners) to participate in greatly changing a student’s life. Alright, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. However, your vote could help a student win dinner at Pizza Hut with the sophomore foreign teachers–which, let’s be honest, is a potentially life-altering experience. Take a look at the following flags and vote for your favorite in the comments!

Flag One

The rising sun means that our country is developing and will develop all the way. At the same time, it also represents that China gives off light and gives out heat to other countries in the world like the sun. Red means passion, energy and hope. Our country has passionate culture, energetic people and promising future. The ocean means peace and harmony. To some extent, the growing of China can promote the development of the world; what’s more, the peace and harmony in China are good for the world’s peace and harmony.

Flag Two

The color green symbolizes hope and the four diamonds stand for four areas of China, the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The color blue stands for power. The circle in the center symbolizes the party. The color yellow stands for light. The eight stripes symbolize the party will be bright forever, and the whole country will develop faster under the party’s leading.

Flag Three

Blue represents peace; it makes all the people stay together. Red represents the Communist Party and Chinese people’s heart. Yellow represents the Chinese people’s skin color. The stars represent the 2 special administrative regions, the 4 municipalities, the 5 autonomous regions, and the 23 provinces.

Flag Four

The red represents the blood of soldiers and people of China. We can’t forget our past history. The yellow stands for brightness and sunlight. The blue stands for the sky and our future. The green represents our land, our fertile agriculture, and our lives. The star represents the Communist party. Every angle stands for Unity, Freedom, Justice, Democracy and Advance. The stripes represent our party’s glory going into everywhere in China. The leaves are the hands of the 56 nationalities of China; they hold the star which means they support our party.

Flag Five

The red is the Chinese elder generation’s blood. The yellow is China’s bright future. The stars from left to right are: people in different religions, people in different parties, people in different nationalities, and the Communist party. The yellow on the left is shorter than on the right–we have a long way to go. The Chinese elder generation sacrificed their lives, using their blood, making a bright road for people in this day and age. The party is leading all the Chinese people to make China a more prosperous and powerful nation, even if the process is very long and tough.

Flag Six

The blue represents peace and the sea. They stand for “coexisting with various countries in harmony.” The red is China’s traditional color. It represents energy and passion and is a symbol of happy, wealthy and lucky. The China table represents China’s 5,000 years of history and the government. China lives in peace and China should have a great breadth of mind and love. People depend on the government and the government should be balanced. The balance left pan is Chinese culture and the right pan is Chinese economy. The government must keep balance of them.

Flag Seven

The red stands for the land of China and the blood of fighting. The yellow stands for light. There are twelve stars in all that represent all the people in China. Each star represents one quality of Chinese people: brave, generous, ambitious, aggressive, knowledgeable, creative, enthusiastic, strong-willed, hard-working, capable, liberal and persistent. The sickle and the axe represent the Communist party. All of the stars support the party.

Which flag is your favorite?