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Wuchang Uprising Army (China)

image by Jaume Ollé, 04 December 2009

Flag of Wuchang Uprising Army
The Army Flag of Commander

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Flag of Wuchang Uprising Army

The red flag charged with white 18 stars and nine rays.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2009

Very odd - red, with a Mu Torere board in the centre (Mu Torere is a traditional New Zealand board game). No doubt this isn't what the flag represented, but it's so like one that it's hard for me not to think of one when I see that image. (If anyone's interested, see http://www.atariarchives.org/bigcomputergames/pages/page43.jpg)
James Dignan, 04 December 2009

The Army Flag of Commander

image by Jaume Ollé, 04 December 2009

The army flag of commander in headquarters of Wuchang Uprising.
The white flag charged with black/white yin yang in the center and surrounded by nine six pointed stars.
The Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911 started the Xinhai Revolution, which led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC).
In 1900, the ruling Qing Dynasty created a modernized army called the "New Army". At the time, the city of Wuchang, on the Yangtze River in the province of Hubei, had the most modern military industry. It began manufacturing weapons and other military equipment for the New Army. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideas extensively influenced the officers and soldiers of the New Army in Wuchang; many joined revolutionary organizations.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2009