On the eve of the founding of New China, news of a public solicitation for the design of the national flag spread all over the streets. Who eventually became the designer of the national flag? In less than 4 days before the founding ceremony, who took on the task of rushing to make the national flag overnight? This is a story about the first national flag of New China.
During the founding ceremony, Chairman Mao Zedong raised the first national flag of the People’s Republic of China. The national flag is 460 cm long and 338 cm high. It is stitched together by 5 pieces of red silk, and 5 yellow five-pointed stars are made of yellow satin. On the red flag, a big star is on the left, and four small stars are on the right. The big star is surrounded by four small stars. Each small star has a horn facing the big star, which symbolizes the unity of the people of all ethnic groups in the country. Where does this design idea come from?
▲The first national flag of the People’s Republic of China raised by Chairman Mao Zedong at the founding ceremony of the country
a new day in 1949 br1span The preparatory meeting for the meeting to solicit the national flag and national emblem design and the announcement of the national anthem was published in major newspapers such as the People's Daily, the Peking Liberation Daily, and the Guangming Daily, which clearly put forward the design requirements for the national flag.
Announcement fragment:
"The national flag, the historical characteristics of the Chinese government (e.g., etc.) should pay attention to: (A) The people’s democratic dictatorship based on the alliance of workers and peasants); (c) The form is rectangular, with a ratio of three to two in length and width.Mainly solemn and concise; (D) The color is mainly red, other colors can be used.
The news of the call for papers quickly attracted the attention of Zeng Liansong, an ordinary staff member in Shanghai. He is good at calligraphy and painting, and also knows geometric composition. With his love for New China, Zeng Liansong decided to give it a try.
▲Zeng Liansong, the designer of the Five-Star Red Flag
In July, after working in Shanghai at the attic, it was very difficult to endure it for a day. In the design of the national flag, it is almost impossible to think about it. For non-professionals, the design of the national flag is not easy. The simple and sultry small room is often filled with scrap manuscripts and shredded colored paper.
Kung fu paid off, the design inspiration came inadvertently. Zeng Liansong’s nephew Zeng Zheyi recalled: “By chance, walking at night, (he) looked up at the sky and saw the stars. At that time, I thought that the Communist Party is the people. Savior. According to Comrade Mao Zedong's theory of the four classes at that time, four small stars surrounded the big one, and he extended it. ”
▲The original design of the national flag of the People’s Republic of China designed by Zeng Liansong was inspired by the National Museum of China _span1 pbr5p _span0pZeng Liansong used red and yellow electro-optical paper to cut and paste and arrange the national flag pattern, carefully put the design draft into the envelope, and delivered it to the preparatory committee of the New Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Zeng Liansong wrote in his article "How I Designed the Five-Star Red Flag": "Someone asked me why I can design the national flag with enthusiasm? I only have one sentence to tell: I love China! New China is about to be born, and love is hard for me, so I responded to the call with enthusiasm. Regardless of clumsy work, I devoted myself to the design of the national flag to express my sincere admiration for the party and the motherland."
▲Zeng Liansong and his national flag pattern manuscript
At this time, the NPP Preparatory Committee received 1920 national flag submissions from home and abroad, and 2992 of the designs were submitted. Artists, politicians, and ordinary teachers, workers, soldiers, and farmers.
▲Many of the national flag designs were exhibited in the National Museum
The Chinese Communist Party's determination and courage to build a new China where the people are the masters of the country.
After many discussions and layers of selection,The patterns designed by Zeng Liansong stand out. Later, during the deliberation of the preparatory meeting, the sickle and hammer from the big five-pointed star in the original design draft were removed to make the national flag pattern more solemn and concise.
▲The first plenary meeting of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference was held
25 in the first session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in 1949 In the above, the delegates voted by show of hands and determined that the national flag of the People’s Republic of China is a five-star red flag.
After the announcement of the national flag plan, there are only less than 4 days left before the founding ceremony. In such a short period of time, to turn the national flag on the design drawings into a flag flying over the square, who will complete this task?
On the morning of September 29th, Song Shuxin, who works at the state-owned Yongmao Industrial Company, received the task of making the national flag from the Beijing Municipal Party Committee. After traveling to many fabric shops, he finally found the red silk for the flag surface and the yellow silk for the five-pointed star in Ruifuxiang in Dashilar of .
After finding the fabric, Song Shuxin dared not delay for a moment, and got the sewing agency to sew the national flag overnight with the workers. Careful people will find that traces of stitching can be vaguely seen on the flag.
Li Cong of the Collection and Storage Department of the National Museum of China: Because the printing and dyeing technology at that time did not meet the requirements for printing large-format national flags,Can only be sewn by hand. At that time, Beiping had just been liberated and supplies were relatively scarce. Ruifuxiang checked the inventory in the whole store, and finally found half a yellow silk satin in an underground warehouse. The yellow silk satin is more than a foot wide, and the length of a big five-pointed star is not enough, so a corner point must be attached. The superior received this actual situation (feedback), and allowed the splicing after discussion.
In this way, at 1 pm on September 30, the first national flag of New China with a length of 460 cm and a height of 338 cm was born.
▲Chairman Mao Zedong announced the establishment of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China on Tiananmen Tower _span25
_span25 The news that Tiananmen Square is about to hold the founding ceremony. In the afternoon, Mao Zedong announced: “The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China has been established today.”
▲The first national flag of the People’s Republic of China rises in Tiananmen Square _span _span _span25
Accompanied by the exhilarating melody of " Volunteer March" and 54 salutes sounded 28 times, Chairman Mao pressed the button, and the first five-star red flag of New China was raised in Tiananmen Square.It was declared that the People's Republic of China has stood firm in the East of the world since then.
▲The first national flag of the People’s Republic of China was exhibited at the National Museum of China
Will also continue to witness the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
come Source: China Voice of China Central Radio and Television
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