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It's a bit ugly tbqh. Qing dynasty flag was much cooler

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I'm correct the colors represented the following ethnicities:

  • Red is Han Chinese
  • Yellow is Manchus
  • Blue is Mongols
  • White is Muslims
  • Black is Tibetans

Here's where I got the info

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

black and white are actively removed...