Koreans associate their origins with one of the most beautiful points on the globe, the great mountain on their northern border, Paekdusan (or White-Head Mountain), with a crystal-pure volcanic lake at its summit. (The North Koreans say that Kim Jong-il was born there, even if most historians think he was born along the Sino-Russian border.)
South Korea came into being after World War II, the result of a 1945 agreement reached by the Allies at the Potsdam Conference, making the 38th parallel the boundary between a northern zone of the Korean peninsula to be occupied by the USSR and southern zone to be controlled by U.S. forces.
Elections were held in the U.S. zone in 1948 for a national assembly, which adopted a republican constitution and elected Syngman Rhee as the nation's president. The new republic was proclaimed on Aug. 15 and was recognized as the legal government of Korea by the UN on Dec. 12, 1948.
The need for a national flag arose in Korea in the late 19th century when, under pressure from its powerful neighbors, China, and Japan, Korea gradually began to open its borders to outside influences. Traditional symbols were incorporated into the design of the new flag, adopted in August 1882, which has continued as the basic pattern ever since. The white background is for peace and recalls the traditional name for Korea, Chos?n (“Land of the Morning Freshness†or “Land of the Morning Calmâ€), as well as the white clothing traditionally worn by Koreans. The central emblem is the t’aeg?k,which represents the origin and the duality of the universe.
The flag of Republic of Korea or South Korea is also known as Taegeukgi. The ensign has three segments - a white field; a blue and red taegeuk in the middle; and four black three-letter figures, one in every angle of the ensign.The common layout of the ensign also originates from the conventional application of the tricolor emblem (yellow, blue, and red) by the people of Korea, from the initial phases of the chronicles of Korea. The white field stands for "purity of the people." The Taegeuk symbolizes the source of all objects in the universe. Collectively, they stand for an uninterrupted progress in eternity.
White is a traditional color of the Korean people. The emblem in the center of the South Korean flag represents the dual forces of yin (blue) and yang (red). The yin and yang balance each other and maintain a harmonious existence by being complementary opposites, positive and negative, active and passive, male and female, night and day, good and evil and so on. Yin is the passive or static mode and yang the active or dynamic mode. The trigrams represent the elements of fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of South Korean Flag for the future.
South Korea came into being after World War II, the result of a 1945 agreement reached by the Allies at the Potsdam Conference, making the 38th parallel the boundary between a northern zone of the Korean peninsula to be occupied by the USSR and southern zone to be controlled by U.S. forces.
Elections were held in the U.S. zone in 1948 for a national assembly, which adopted a republican constitution and elected Syngman Rhee as the nation's president. The new republic was proclaimed on Aug. 15 and was recognized as the legal government of Korea by the UN on Dec. 12, 1948.
The need for a national flag arose in Korea in the late 19th century when, under pressure from its powerful neighbors, China, and Japan, Korea gradually began to open its borders to outside influences. Traditional symbols were incorporated into the design of the new flag, adopted in August 1882, which has continued as the basic pattern ever since. The white background is for peace and recalls the traditional name for Korea, Chos?n (“Land of the Morning Freshness†or “Land of the Morning Calmâ€), as well as the white clothing traditionally worn by Koreans. The central emblem is the t’aeg?k,which represents the origin and the duality of the universe.
The flag of Republic of Korea or South Korea is also known as Taegeukgi. The ensign has three segments - a white field; a blue and red taegeuk in the middle; and four black three-letter figures, one in every angle of the ensign.The common layout of the ensign also originates from the conventional application of the tricolor emblem (yellow, blue, and red) by the people of Korea, from the initial phases of the chronicles of Korea. The white field stands for "purity of the people." The Taegeuk symbolizes the source of all objects in the universe. Collectively, they stand for an uninterrupted progress in eternity.
White is a traditional color of the Korean people. The emblem in the center of the South Korean flag represents the dual forces of yin (blue) and yang (red). The yin and yang balance each other and maintain a harmonious existence by being complementary opposites, positive and negative, active and passive, male and female, night and day, good and evil and so on. Yin is the passive or static mode and yang the active or dynamic mode. The trigrams represent the elements of fire, water, earth, wood, and metal. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of South Korean Flag for the future.
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