Flag of North Korea
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| Chosŏn'gŭl: | 인공기 |
| Hanja: | 人共旗 |
| McCune-Reischauer: | in'gonggi |
| Revised Romanization: | in-gonggi |
The Flag of North Korea was adopted on September 8, 1948, as the national flag and ensign. The famous red star of Communism can be seen on this flag on a white disk, which may relate to the yin yang symbol, which is a symbol used in Korean culture. Interestingly enough, North Korea had orignally adopted a "taegukki" following independence from the Japanese Empire with a taoist yin-yang symbol similar to South Korea but later revised its flag to more closely reflect that of the USSR.
The colour red represents revolutionary patriotism. The blue stripes connote "The aspiration of the Korean people to unite with the revolutionary people of the whole world and fight for the victory of the idea of independence, friendship and peace."
A 300-pound (136 kg) North Korean national flag flies from the world's largest flagpole, which is located at Gijeong-dong, on the North Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line within the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
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