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Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Gwangyeok-si, 광주 광역시

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[Flag of Gwangju]
image by George Jen, 27 August 2007

Flag Variants

[Gwangju flag with blue stripe] image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 July 2019
Flag seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NabfCQfoDS0

Flag (with Korean text)

[Gwangju flag with Korean text] image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 July 2019
Flag seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qRmOp5s7FI

Flag (with Korean and English text)

[Gwangju flag with English and Korean text] image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 July 2019
Flag seen here:
https://news.joins.com/article/18135303


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Symbolism

The symbol of the city has changed.

Unfortunately, I could not find when the symbol was changed. but the flag flys in my city with this new symbol.

The symbol of Gwangju takes the form of the sun and humans, the source of light and life, representing the aspiration for the world and the future, as well as the pioneering spirit of Gwangju, which literally means "village of light," or Bitgoeul. The circular shape represents the sun while the delightful curves symbolize the free human spirit.

See the city website.
unattributed, 4 January 2006

The white human figure is based on the form of Chinese character "Guang" 光 (pronounced as "Gwang" in Korean), which means "light", and also is the first syllable of "Gwangju".
George Jen, 27 August 2007


Former flag

[Former flag of Gwangju]
image by Jaume Ollé

The symbol (seen on the flag) stands for the Chinese character of Kwangju. The 8 figures colored blue means the town of light, which brings together the energies from all directions and extends lights changed from the energies into the whole nation. It also represents the capital city of the southwestern region of Korea.
Kwangju web site


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