In pre-modern China, it was associated with imperial rule and was prominently featured on the first Chinese flag, initially instituted by the Qing dynasty in 1862. To this day, a dragon image is ...

In pre-modern China, it was associated with imperial rule and was prominently featured on the first Chinese flag, initially instituted by the Qing dynasty in 1862. To this day, a dragon image is ...

China lacked a national flag until the Qing dynasty launched its Yellow Dragon standard. A design with 5 horizontal bands followed, then the version still flown in Taiwan, before the Red Flag.