EAP2 MARCH 19TH

The Chinese flag design is composed of a red background and five golden stars in the upper left corner. There is a big star in the middle which is surrounded by the other four stars. The big star means the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The other four stars mean workers , farmers,petty bourgeoisie and national assets.It symbolizes the whole nation united.Because China has suffered from many wars in the past, many people sacrificed to protect our country.It is said the red background is stained by their blood. Before it has been decided,there were many design of the flag. Our chairman Mao said , the flag should add one big yellow star and the yellow river on the background. But later, someone thought the yellow river can divide the flag into two parts. It might mean country split.Then another leader suggested to add a sickle and hammer in the big star. But we found it was similat to Russian's flag. As an independent country, we experienced a hardship during wars.We wanted something just belong to our nation,and it can reflect the national characteristics. So we rejected it again. Finally, on September 27, 1949, Five-Starred Red Flag was identified as the Chinese flag.It is the first Chinese flag ,and it is also used until today. Wherever Chinese go, when we saw our eye-catching flag , we can remind of our histroy and encourage us to go on .I am proud of it and respect it.