List of Taiwanese flags

Taiwan has been controlled by various governments and has been associated with various flags throughout its history. Since 1945, the Republic of China rules the island and which became the major territorial base of the ROC since 1949, thus the flag most commonly associated with it is the Flag of the Republic of China.

The first national flag of Taiwan was first used in 1663 during the Kingdom of Tungning, which had a plain white flag with the character 「鄭てい」 (zhèng) on the red bordered circle. The flag of the Qing dynasty was also used from 1862 until 1895, when the Republic of Formosa was declared. The Formosan flag had a tiger on a plain blue field with azure clouds below it.

During Japanese rule of Taiwan, the flag of Japan was flown in the island from 1895 to 1945.

Following the transfer of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, the national flag was specified in Article Six of the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the government of Chiang Kai-shek relocated the Republic of China (ROC) to the island of Taiwan.

Current flag

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1945–Present	Flag of the Republic of China	A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun.

Historical flags

Duration	Use	Description
1544-1578	Flag of Portuguese Formosa	Used by the Portuguese when they discovered the island.
1578-1624	Flag of Portuguese Formosa	Same as the Flag of Portugal
1624–1662	Flag of Dutch Formosa	Same as the Flag of the Netherlands
1626–1642	Flag of Spanish Formosa	Same as the Flag of the Spanish Empire
1661–1683	Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning	The Han character "鄭てい" in a red circle outline on a plain white field.
1890–1895	Flag of the Qing Dynasty	Azure Dragon on a plain yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner.
1895	Flag of the Republic of Formosa	Tiger on a plain blue field with azure clouds below it.
1895–1945	Flag of Japan for use in Taiwan	White field with red disc in the centre.

Royal flags

Duration	Use	Description
1626–1642	Royal Flag of the House of Habsburg in Spain. (Inescutcheon of Portugal in the Royal arms)
1863–1895	Standard of the Qing Emperor	Azure Dragon on a plain right triangle yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner.
1895-1945	Imperial Standard of the Japanese Empire	Red field with the golden 16-petal chrysantemum in the centre.

Political divisions

Below are the flags used in the political divisions of Taiwan.

Provinces

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Taiwan Province

Special municipalities

Duration	Use	Description
2009–Present	Kaohsiung City 高こう雄市ゆういち	Stylized "高だか". Colors symbolizing sunshine, vitality, environmental protection, & ocean.^[1]
2009–Present	New Taipei City 新北しんきた市し	Highly stylized "北きた" in the form of four hearts arranged to resemble a four-leaf clover.^[2]
2008–Present	Taichung City
2009–Present	Tainan City
2009–Present	Taipei City
2014–Present	Taoyuan City

Provincial cities

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Chiayi City
		Keelung City

Counties

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
		Changhua County
		Chiayi County
		Hsinchu County
		Hualien County
		Kinmen County
		Lienchiang County
		Miaoli County
		Nantou County
		Penghu County
		Pingtung County
		Taitung County
		Yilan County
		Yunlin County

Military flags

Duration	Use	Description
1945– present	Flag of the Republic of China Army (formerly National Revolutionary Army)	The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border.
	Republic of China Navy	Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below).
	Republic of China Air Force
	Republic of China Marine Corps
	Republic of China Military Police
	Armed Forces
	Armed Forces Reserve
	Republic of China Military Academy
	Combined Logistics Command
	ROCA General's Flag
	Coast Guard Administration
	Chairman of the ROC Military Affairs Commission
	National Defense University

Other state flags

Duration	Use	Description
1929–	Commander-in-chief flag of the Republic of China, also known as standard of the president of the Republic of China
1930–	Standard of the vice president of the Republic of China (abolished)
1947–1986	Standard of the vice president of the Republic of China	Abolished with Act of Ensign of the Republic of China Navy (海軍かいぐん旗き章あきら條例じょうれい) on Jan. 3rd, 1986.
1929–1966	Civil ensign of the Republic of China	Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a civil ensign at sea. Present civil ensign is national flag.

Political party flags

Duration	Use	Description
1895–	Kuomintang flag (shared as the Naval Jack of the nation)	The "Blue Sky with a White Sun", 12 rays of the sun represent progressive ideals.
1952–	China Youth Corps flag
1986–	Democratic Progressive Party flag
2000–	People First Party flag
2015–2019	Minkuotang flag

Chinese Taipei sports flags

Duration	Use	Description
1981–1986	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag.	The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
1986–2010	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag.	The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
2010–	Chinese Taipei Olympic flag.	The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan.
1994-2004	Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
2004-2019	Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
2019-Present	Chinese Taipei Paralympic flag
1997-2019	Chinese Taipei Deaflympics flag
2019-Present	Chinese Taipei Deaflympics flag
2014-Present	Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association flag
Pre-2006	Chinese Taipei football flag
2006-2012	Chinese Taipei football flag	The Chinese Taipei Olympic flag replaced this flag as the football flag in 2012
2012-Present	Chinese Taipei football flag
2009-Present	Chinese Taipei Universiade flag
2013-Present	Chinese Taipei WorldSkills flag
2019-Present	Chinese Taipei FIRST Robotics Competition flag
2016-Present	Chinese Taipei electronic sports flag used in Blizzard competitions.

Other historical flags

Duration	Use	Description
1981–2010	Flag of Taipei City	Previous flag used by Taipei City, with its seal on top of 16 horizontal stripes of white and blue.
1999-2006	Old flag of New Taipei City
1980s-1999	Old flag of New Taipei City
2006-2010	Old flag of New Taipei City
?-2010 2018-2019	Old flag of Hsinchu County
2010-2018	Old flag of Hsinchu County
1951-2010	Old flag of Taichung County
1978-2010	Old flag of Tainan City
?-2010	Old flag of Tainan County
1974-2009	Old flag of Kaohsiung City
?-1999	Old flag of Kaohsiung County
1999-2010	Old flag of Kaohsiung County
1984-2014	Old flag of Taitung County

Ethnic groups flags

Indigenous

Duration	Use	Description
2018–present	Flag of Tao people	A white flag with the traditional "boat's eye" symbol and traditional triangular ornaments on the top and bottom.^[3]
2017–present	Flag of Rukai people	The "Lily Flag" composed of three colors: red, yellow and green, representing hope, love and peace. The lilies and eagle feathers represent the purity and fairness of the Rukai tribe, was designed by Jin Shaohua.^[4]
2017–present	Flag of Taiwanese indigenous peoples in Taichung
2016–present	"National flag" of Amis people in the Amis Music Festival.^[5]^[6]
?–present	Flag of Amis people in Taidong (Falangaw tribe^zh)
1984–1998	Flag of Taiwan Association for the Promotion of Aboriginal Rights^zh

References

^ "市し徽市旗はた". 高雄たかお市し政府せいふ (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "新北しんきた市し標しるべ誌し". 新北しんきた市し政府せいふ (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Tao Tribe of Orchid Island (Taiwan)". Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^ "升ます起おこり「百ひゃく合ごう族ぞく旗はた」魯凱族ぞく原住民げんじゅうみん族ぞく議會ぎかい今こん成立せいりつ – 生活せいかつ". 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
^ "旗き飄揚、歌うた高唱こうしょう：阿おもね米べい斯音樂節がくせつ如何いか形がた塑都蘭らん的てき部落ぶらく認みとめ同どう". theinitium.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "「不要ふよう放棄ほうき自己じこ，生命せいめい不ふ會かい重じゅう來らい。」阿おもね美び族ぞく創作そうさく鬼才きさい舒米恩おんSuming，質樸しつぼく歌聲うたごえ傳でん遞溫暖おんだん力量りきりょう". 18 October 2019.

[1] "市し徽市旗はた". 高雄たかお市し政府せいふ (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[2] "新北しんきた市し標しるべ誌し". 新北しんきた市し政府せいふ (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 8 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[3] "Tao Tribe of Orchid Island (Taiwan)". Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[4] "升ます起おこり「百ひゃく合ごう族ぞく旗はた」魯凱族ぞく原住民げんじゅうみん族ぞく議會ぎかい今こん成立せいりつ – 生活せいかつ". 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

[5] "旗き飄揚、歌うた高唱こうしょう：阿おもね米べい斯音樂節がくせつ如何いか形がた塑都蘭らん的てき部落ぶらく認みとめ同どう". theinitium.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-12-31.

[6] "「不要ふよう放棄ほうき自己じこ，生命せいめい不ふ會かい重じゅう來らい。」阿おもね美び族ぞく創作そうさく鬼才きさい舒米恩おんSuming，質樸しつぼく歌聲うたごえ傳でん遞溫暖おんだん力量りきりょう". 18 October 2019.

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