Dragon Flag of the Qing Dynasty

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  "g": "h,east-asia",
  "ns": "china-hist",
  "name": "Qing Dynasty (Dragon Flag)",
  "now": "china",
  "years": "1889–1912",
  "title": "Dragon Flag of the Qing Dynasty",
  "id": "cn-qing-dragon",
  "index": "c/china:1889",
  "ratio": "2:3",
  "colors": [
    {
      "color": "yellow",
      "hex": "#ffde00",
      "cmyk": "0/13/100/0",
      "note": "Imperial yellow, exclusive to the Qing emperor."
    },
    {
      "color": "blue",
      "hex": "#0000cd",
      "cmyk": "100/100/0/20",
      "note": "The azure dragon, symbol of the Emperor's power."
    }
  ],
  "desc": "- A yellow field with an azure dragon facing a red flaming pearl, a red disc in the upper left corner\n - Used by the Qing dynasty (1889–1912), it was China's first national flag\n - The yellow represents the Manchu imperial house and the Chinese earth element\n - The dragon symbolises imperial authority, power, and the Emperor himself\n - The triangular version was used before 1889; the rectangular form was adopted for international diplomatic use\n - **Construction:** a yellow field with a blue dragon in the centre facing a red pearl at the fly side\n - The dragon occupies roughly two-thirds of the flag width\n - Ratio approximately 2:3",
  "flag": "china-hist/cn-qing-dragon.svg",
  "of": {
    "country": "china"
  },
  "countryData": {
    "name": "Qing Dynasty",
    "officialName": "Qing Dynasty",
    "un": "none"
  },
  "cs": "china-hist/cn-qing-dragon.cs.svg",
  "trivia": "- The Qing dragon flag was China's first 'national flag' in the Western sense, adopted reluctantly for diplomatic purposes\n - The dragon represented imperial power and authority in traditional Chinese symbolism\n - The flag was officially adopted in 1889 and used until 1912",
  "article": "china-hist/cn-qing-dragon.md",
  "_name": "Qing Dynasty (Dragon Flag)",
  "_namespace": "china-hist",
  "_namePart": "cn-qing-dragon"
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