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title: "National Symbols of China in Chinese: Flag, Anthem, Panda, Dragon and Peony With Pinyin"
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# National symbols of China in Chinese

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## The country

zhōng中guó国

China

zhōng中huá华rén人mín民gòng共hé和guó国

People's Republic of China

zhōng中huá华

China; Chinese

shǒu首dū都

capital (city)

běi北jīng京

Beijing

guó国qìng庆jié节

National Day (October 1 in the PRC)

pǔ普tōng通huà话

Mandarin; standard Chinese (Putonghua)

jiǎn简tǐ体zì字

simplified Chinese character

rén人mín民bì币

renminbi; RMB (Chinese currency)

huá华rén人

ethnic Chinese person (esp. overseas)

yán炎huáng黄zǐ子sūn孙

descendants of the Yan and Yellow Emperors; Chinese people

## State symbols

guó国qí旗

national flag

wǔ五xīng星hóng红qí旗

Five-starred Red Flag (national flag of the PRC)

guó国huī徽

national emblem

guó国gē歌

national anthem

yì义yǒng勇jūn军jìn进xíng行qǔ曲

March of the Volunteers (national anthem of the PRC)

## Symbols of China

lóng龙

dragon

lóng龙de的chuán传rén人

descendants of the dragon (the Chinese people)

dà大xióng熊māo猫

giant panda

guó国bǎo宝

national treasure

guó国huā花

national flower

mǔ牡dan丹

peony

méi梅huā花

plum blossom

dān丹dǐng顶hè鹤

red-crowned crane

zhōng中guó国hóng红

Chinese red

## What is China’s national animal?

China has no official one. The giant panda, 大熊猫 (dàxióngmāo), is called a 国宝 (guóbǎo), a national treasure, and the dragon, 龙 (lóng), is the old symbol of China: Chinese people sometimes call themselves 龙的传人 (lóng de chuánrén), descendants of the dragon.

## What is China’s national flower?

There is no official 国花 (guóhuā). The two most often named are the peony, 牡丹 (mǔdan), and the plum blossom, 梅花 (méihuā).

## What do the stars on the Chinese flag mean?

The flag is 五星红旗 (Wǔxīng Hóngqí), the Five-starred Red Flag. In the official explanation the large star stands for the Communist Party of China and the four small stars for the people united around it.

## What is China’s national anthem?

义勇军进行曲 (Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ), the March of the Volunteers, written in 1935.

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## More on China in Chinese

- [Famous places in China](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-landmarks)
- [Chinese provinces and cities](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-provinces)
- [Chinese flower names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flower-names)
- [Dragons and names from Chinese mythology](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-mythology-names)

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