The "Flag Law of the People's Republic of China" has relevant provisions. Especially on holidays such as National Day, New Year's Day, and International Labor Day, the state encourages citizens to fly the national flag as a family unit. . ?The national flag and its designs may not be used as trademarks and advertisements, and may not be used in private funeral activities.
1. Article 5: The national flag shall be hoisted and flown every day in the following places or institutions:
Beijing Tiananmen Square, Xinhuamen; the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council, the Central Committee Military Commission, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate; National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; exit and entry airports, ports, railway stations and other border ports, border defense and coastal defense posts.
2. Article 6: All departments of the State Council, standing committees of local people’s congresses at all levels, people’s governments, people’s courts, people’s procuratorates, and local committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at all levels shall, on working days, Hang the flag.
Full-time schools shall fly the national flag every day except winter vacation, summer vacation and Sunday.
3. Article 7: On National Day, International Labor Day, New Year’s Day and Spring Festival, state agencies at all levels and people’s organizations shall hoist the national flag; enterprises and institutions, villagers’ committees, residents’ committees, and urban residents’ courts (Buildings) and public activity venues such as squares and parks, the national flag can be flown if conditions permit.
For ethnic minority areas that do not regard the Spring Festival as a traditional holiday, whether the national flag should be hoisted during the Spring Festival shall be determined by the autonomous organs of the ethnic autonomous areas. The national flag of ethnic autonomous areas can be hoisted on the anniversary of the establishment of ethnic autonomous areas and on major traditional ethnic festivals.
4. Article 8: The national flag may be hoisted when holding major celebrations and commemorative activities, large-scale cultural and sports activities, and large-scale exhibitions.
5. Article 13: When the national flag is hoisted, a flag-raising ceremony may be held.
When holding a flag-raising ceremony, during the process of raising the national flag, participants should stand facing the national flag and salute, and may play or sing the national anthem.
For full-time middle schools and primary schools, except for holidays, a flag-raising ceremony is held once a week.
6. Article 15: When hoisting the national flag, the national flag shall be placed in a prominent position.
When marching in formation holding the national flag and other flags, the national flag should precede other flags.
When the national flag is hoisted together with other flags, the national flag should be placed in the center, higher or prominent position.
7. Article 18: The national flag and its patterns shall not be used as trademarks or advertisements, nor may they be used in private funeral activities.
Hoisting and flying the national flag is a manifestation of citizens’ national concepts and strong patriotic consciousness. The "Flag Law" stipulates the scope of flying the national flag in three situations: First, the standing committees of people's congresses at all levels, people's governments at or above the county level, people's courts, people's procuratorates, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Central Military Commission, the State Council Ministries and commissions; central committees of political parties; full-time schools of all types; civil airports, ports, border inspection stations, border ports and railway stations where people's governments at or above the county level are located; national embassies and consulates abroad and other diplomatic representative agencies, etc., shall The national flag is hoisted every day. Second, social groups, enterprises, and institutions should hoist the national flag on National Day, New Year's Day, and International Labor Day. Third, when holding major state events, sports games and other major activities, the national flag should be hoisted.
In order to encourage citizens to fly the national flag, the "Flag Law" also stipulates that on holidays such as National Day, New Year's Day, and International Labor Day, the state encourages citizens to fly the national flag as a family unit.