The Twenty Years of the Republic of China (1931) Marriage Certificate
This marriage certificate is issued by the Civil Affairs Department of the Liaoning Provincial Government, and each copy is priced at 1 yuan. This marriage book has the flag of the Chinese Kuomintang (left) and the flag of the Republic of China (right) printed on it, which is rare.
Blue Sky and White Sun Flag, the first flag developed during the period of the 1911 Revolution, was designed by Xingzhong Association member Lu Haodong . Later, it was used as the party flag by the Chinese Kuomintang that inherited the Xingzhonghui. The surface of the flag is blue to show the sky, cyan represents light, purity, nation and freedom ; in the middle of the flag is a day pattern that emits a fork light, white represents frankness, civil rights and equality; the twelve rays of the sun , representing twelve months of a year and twelve hours of a day; it also symbolizes the lifeblood of a country, which will forever exist in the world as time goes on. "Blue Sky and White Sun" is the emblem of the Chinese Kuomintang.
The flag of the Republic of China (1912-1949) is one of the national symbols of the Republic of China. Some provinces in the 1911 Revolution temporarily used the iron-blooded eighteen-star flag ; the Nanjing Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Beiyang government legally adopted the five-color flag , designed by Zhao Fengchang , with red, yellow, blue, white and black horizontal The bars are arranged in order from top to bottom. It symbolizes the republic of five ethnic groups; during the National Government's Northern Expedition, the five-color flag and the red flag all over the country were used at the same time in China; after the Northern Expedition, the five-color flag was completely replaced by the red flag. It was proposed by Sun Yat-sen, and the blue sky and white sun flag designed by Lu Haodong was placed in the upper left corner of the red flag. The red color represents the fear of sacrifice, people's livelihood and fraternity. Therefore, it is also called "the red flag in the blue sky and the white sun"; it was later designated as the national flag of the Republic of China by the National Government. On December 29, 1928, after the northeast was changed to , the red flag was promulgated and used throughout China, completely replacing the five-color flag and the eighteen-star flag .
This marriage certificate is about 38 cm long from left to right and 30 cm high from top to bottom. It is printed on paper. The four seal characters "marriage certificate" are faintly visible on the pink background of the certificate, and the four seal characters "knot, marriage, certificate, book" are printed on the four corners of the certificate. Between the four characters are the delicate blooming, graceful and luxurious peonies. Flower pattern. The red 囍 character is printed on the top of the certificate in the center, and the flag of the Chinese Kuomintang and the flag of the Republic of China are arranged on the left and right sides respectively.
This marriage certificate adopts the typical western style of the marriage certificate in the middle of the Republic of China, with novel creativity, exquisite style and superb printing art. , which looks pleasing to the eye.
