When you put the national flag and emblem of Wuchang together, do you know what I saw at first glance?
Four "brothers" and one "visitor from beyond the sky."
Really, if you look closely, the UK, the US, France, and Russia, it's all just about red, white, and blue, whether it's stripes or blocks, they all seem to come from the same mold of "design works."
But if you look at ours.
It's different.
What hits you is the pure Chinese red. It's not an embellishment, it's not a complement, it's the base color, it's the root.
Above are five bright stars, one big, accompanied by four small ones, all with the same goal and direction.
Then look at the national emblem, it's even more interesting. Others have lions, eagles, and abstract symbols, but we? We directly put the Tiananmen on it.
What's below? Gears and wheat ears.
This is not design; this is telling you a story.
Workers and farmers have lifted up this brand new country. The door of this country is always open to the people.
What is this, a national flag and emblem? It's fundamentally a "national declaration" written with utmost effort, every word telling you: Who am I, where did I come from, and for whom do I exist?
Others' stories may be combinations of red, white, and blue.
But our story is the stars and the sea, the fireworks of the human world, and the four big characters carved into our bones:
Long live the people.
