This is a list of flags of entities named or related to "China". People's Republic of China National flags Special administrative regions flags Military flags Non-state flags City flags University flags Political flags Flags of Political Groups and Separatist Movements Religious flags (Banned) Proposed national flags of the People's Republic of China In July 1949, a contest was announced for a national flag for the newly founded People's Republic of China (PRC). From a total of about 3,000 proposed designs, 38 finalists were chosen. In September, the current flag, submitted by Zeng Liansong, was officially adopted, with the hammer and sickle removed. Alternative proposals Selection of proposals House flags Historical Communist States Historical Military Flags Republic of China National flags Standards Head of state Vice President Other High Executive Officials Military flags Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Combined Logistics Command National Defense University Coast Guard Administration Police Water Police Fire Service Rescue aviation Ministries Councils Agency Civil and Merchant Ensign Postal flags Chinese Maritime Customs Service Salt Administration Yacht Club Ensign Sporting flags City and county flags As of 18 November 1997, the Chinese Government banned localities from making and using local flags and emblems. Despite the ban, some cities have adopted their own flag that often includes their local emblem as shown below. The ROC-controlled areas continues to use the respective flags. Provinces The PRC-controlled mainland does not have provincial flags, but the ROC-controlled area has a flag for one of its two provinces. History University flags Political flags Cultural flags Proposed flags Republic of China Taiwan Independence Movement Railway flags House flags Association flags Warlords Qing dynasty and other pre-1912 states National flags Standards Military flags Navy Chinese Maritime Customs Service House flags Flags of localized regimes Flags of the Chinese Pirates Banners described by Wujing Zongyao Banners described by Jixiao Xinshu Banners described by Wubei Zhi Banners present in old paintings Manchukuo National flag Standards Manchukuo Imperial Army and Navy Government flags Police flags Political flags Other Other Japanese puppet states Taiwan Foreign concessions and colonies Dalian Tianjin Chinese Eastern Railway Hong Kong Macau Qingdao Shanghai Weihai Zhanjiang Secessionist states East Turkestan Tibet Mongolia and Tuva Fictional flags This is a list of incorrect or fictitious flags which have been reported on as being factual and/or historical flags by contemporary or otherwise reputable sources or popularized on the Internet. See also Flag of China Flag of