1. The designer of the five-star red flag is Zeng Liansong.

2. The design experience of the five-star red flag and the introduction of Zeng Liansong

Zeng Liansong (1917-1999), a native of Ruian, Zhejiang, was the designer of the national flag of the Republic of China.

In his youth, he studied at Ruian County Primary School and Ruian Middle School. In 1936, he was admitted to the Department of Economics of the Central University, the predecessor of Nanjing University, and later joined the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Federation and devoted himself to the revolution. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1938, actively engaged in underground activities, and served as secretary of the underground student party branch of Central University. He served as a member of the 5th session of the Shanghai CPPCC and a member of the 6th session of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai CPPCC.

In 1949, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference openly solicited designs for the national flag and national emblem from across the country. After Zeng Liansong learned about it from the newspaper, he designed "the five stars are arranged in an oval shape, with the big star leading in front and the small stars surrounding the back, just like the five-star red flag with all the stars in the sky".

On September 25, 1949, the Five-Star Red Flag was affirmed by Chairman Mao. On September 27, the first plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference unanimously passed the flag resolution, and the flag of the People’s Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China was adopted unanimously. Birth.

On October 1, the five-star red flag flew over Tiananmen Square with the birth of New China. In 1950, Zeng Liansong was invited to Beijing to attend the National Day ceremony. This was a high honor given to him by the party and the people. Served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai CPPCC. Zeng Liansong died of illness in Shanghai on October 19, 1999, and his ashes were temporarily placed in the local Longhua Martyrs Cemetery. In September 2004, Zeng Liansong's ashes were officially buried in Chang'an Cemetery in Jiading, Shanghai. The movie "Flag of the Republic of China" tells its own story.