The national flag of China was adopted at the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, held in September 1949 shortly before the founding of People's Republic of China. 

The flag is entirely bright red except for the five yellow stars (one large star surrounded by four smaller ones) occupying the top left hand corner.  Red represents the spirit of the revolution, while the five stars represent a united people under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.  The flag was first raised in Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949, the day the founding of People's Republic of China was formally announced.

The national emblem, published September 20, 1950 by the Central People's Government, depicts Tiananmen under the light of five stars, and framed within the ears of grain and cogwheel.  As the 1919 democratic revolution began in Tiananmen Square, Tiananmen naturally became a symbol of modern China.  In addition, it is also the place where the inauguration of the People's Republic of China is held.  The cogwheel and the ears of grain represent the working class and peasantry, and the five stars symbolize the solidarity of the major and minor nationalities in China.  Overall, the emblem signifies the socialist state of the People's Republic--led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants.

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