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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:qgq.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Qing government's first national flag with the dragon symbolizing the emperor]]<br /> On [[CIIC:Selected anniversaries/October 17, 2009|October 17]], [[1862]], the [[Qing]] government decided to use the '''Yellow Dragon Flag''' ('''黄龙旗''') as the national flag.<br /> <br /> The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) didn't have a national flag before 1862. However, many other countries' ships came to China with national flags after the [[Opium War]] (1839-42). After securing the government's approval, the Qing government's Office of Foreign Affairs was permitted to use the triangular Yellow Dragon Flag in every fleet in the Chinese navy. On [[October 22]], 1862 the office informed Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. of this development and thus marked the birth of the Qing's national flag. On [[May 26]], [[1889]], the government decided to use the rectangular Yellow Dragon Flag after a proposal by diplomat [[Zhang Mengheng]]. The color yellow symbolized the Manchu rulers of the Qing, while the dragon signified the emperor. The flag was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty. <br /> <br /> [[Category:history]][[Category:National flags]]</div>

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