The pattern represents the front of the car, in which the outer ring is shaped like a herringbone, representing the people; I is the cross section of the rail, representing the railway. The whole meaning is people's railway.
1949 1 month, the Ministry of Railways of China People's Revolutionary Military Commission was established. In May, the Ministry of Railways of the Military Commission issued a notice to collect the new China railway logo patterns throughout the country. In a month, I received more than 3200 application forms. After reviewing the selected mode, the Ministry of Railways submitted it to the State Council and the Financial and Economic Committee of the Central People's Government for approval, and then determined the selected mode.
1 949101month/day, People's Republic of China (PRC) was born. On the same day, the Ministry of Railways of the Central People's Government was established. 1950 65438+1October19, the Ministry of Railways issued the order of the Ministry of Railways "Formulating the emblem pattern of China People's Railway and distributing it to all railways in China". This ministerial order promulgated the standard pattern of the road emblem of China People's Railway and the proportional dimensions of badges, caps, buttons, venues and architectural decoration patterns, and specifically explained the meaning of the road emblem pattern: ""stands for locomotive head; ""on behalf of the people; The cross section of the rail represents the railway; The meaning of the whole picture: on behalf of the people's railway.
1950 65438+1On October 22nd, People's Daily published the announcement of the Ministry of Railways and decided to adopt the pattern designed by Chen Yuchang. As a symbol of China People's Railway Road. The announcement also announced the list of winners and the amount of rewards: Michelle Chen, the first place, paid 800 kilograms of millet; The second place, George Cukor, paid 500 kilograms of millet; Excellent works Lu Hechun and Feng Gefu 100 kg millet.