A long time ago, both Koreans flew the same flags from residential flagpoles and other objects throughout their respective territory. Today, the flags are alike in one way, color. Both historical flags display the colors red, white and blue. South Korea's flag also displays trigrams in black. The North Korean flag was adopted officially back in 1948, where as the South Korean one some 2 years later.
Unlike South Korea, North Korea displays various symbols that tie into Communism, including the five pointed red colored star. Even though both territories did not fly a representing flag for years during the rule of Japan, each territory has been displaying their respective banner from all kinds of places.
The white "color" on the national flag of South Korea stands for peace and purity. The yin and yang symbol is shown in the center. In the work of the Chinese philosopher Chu-Hsi, yin and yang represented the opposing forces of nature, including sky and earth, male and female, and summer and winter. Similar meaning exists for the four trigrams, also referred to as "kwae," which may represent the seasons, the four points on the compass, etc.
On June 25, 1950, the North invaded the South, resulting in a war that eventually led to an Armistice Agreement. Some 50 plus years later, tension remains high between both countries. Following the war, the South Korean economy grew strongly in comparison to North Korea. Today, the South is considered a major economy in the world whereas the North pretty is experiencing the opposite.
Interestingly, the flag's design was very first adopted in 1882, functioning as a symbol used by the Kingdom of Korea. During Japanese occupation of Korea, the South Korean flag was banned for more than 30 years. The flag has been attached to flag poles and put on display through various other means for a few decades now.
Unlike South Korea, North Korea displays various symbols that tie into Communism, including the five pointed red colored star. Even though both territories did not fly a representing flag for years during the rule of Japan, each territory has been displaying their respective banner from all kinds of places.
The white "color" on the national flag of South Korea stands for peace and purity. The yin and yang symbol is shown in the center. In the work of the Chinese philosopher Chu-Hsi, yin and yang represented the opposing forces of nature, including sky and earth, male and female, and summer and winter. Similar meaning exists for the four trigrams, also referred to as "kwae," which may represent the seasons, the four points on the compass, etc.
On June 25, 1950, the North invaded the South, resulting in a war that eventually led to an Armistice Agreement. Some 50 plus years later, tension remains high between both countries. Following the war, the South Korean economy grew strongly in comparison to North Korea. Today, the South is considered a major economy in the world whereas the North pretty is experiencing the opposite.
Interestingly, the flag's design was very first adopted in 1882, functioning as a symbol used by the Kingdom of Korea. During Japanese occupation of Korea, the South Korean flag was banned for more than 30 years. The flag has been attached to flag poles and put on display through various other means for a few decades now.
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