QUESTION:

China's national flag was designed and adopted in 1949 after the Communist-led victory over the Kuomintang ended the civil war.

The national flag has five yellow, five-pointed stars on the upper left part on a field of red. The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution. The larger star represents the Communist Party of China (CPC).

What do the four smaller stars represent?

A. The four main languages spoken in China;
B. North, South, East and West;
C. The number of stars you can see on a clear Beijing night;
D. The Chinese people.

ANSWER:

D is absolutely correct.

The four small yellow stars in the upper left hand corner of the Chinese flag represent the Chinese people. The Communist Party of China believes that the stars expresses the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the party.