Comments on: A flag for Taiwan http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/ commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kcheng http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84862 kcheng Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:22:45 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84862 also, stop using that ridiculous "year of the republic" calender system counting from 1911! that is another one of roc things brought to taiwan. Taiwan in 1911 was a colony of japan and did not take part in any ROC founding or was thought to be a part or the ROC by Sun Yat Sen at the time. Who cares if it is the 97th or 98th year. This counting system from 1911 is a chinese nationalist thing--not a Taiwanese thing! It is 2009-that's it--based on the death of Christ! also, stop using that ridiculous “year of the republic” calender system counting from 1911! that is another one of roc things brought to taiwan. Taiwan in 1911 was a colony of japan and did not take part in any ROC founding or was thought to be a part or the ROC by Sun Yat Sen at the time. Who cares if it is the 97th or 98th year. This counting system from 1911 is a chinese nationalist thing–not a Taiwanese thing! It is 2009-that’s it–based on the death of Christ!

]]> By: kcheng http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84797 kcheng Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:21:22 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84797 Any comments that any flag is toooo political is ridiculous--national flags are political! just dont make them representative of a political party. all of proposed taiwan flags reflect the land and people! not a party! keep arguing and disagreeing--taiwan will go nowhere as its has for the past 400 years! there is nothing srong with green, red, or blue--it is how you use it. our red is not for communism. it is for the blood spilt by people before us to keep taiwan free! red is bold! Any comments that any flag is toooo political is ridiculous–national flags are political! just dont make them representative of a political party. all of proposed taiwan flags reflect the land and people! not a party! keep arguing and disagreeing–taiwan will go nowhere as its has for the past 400 years! there is nothing srong with green, red, or blue–it is how you use it. our red is not for communism. it is for the blood spilt by people before us to keep taiwan free! red is bold!

]]> By: kcheng http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84796 kcheng Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:16:24 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84796 i think it is a shame that the color green is now symbolic of a party and not what it was intended to be--the democracy, prosperity, beautiful environment that is taiwan. read flag websites on what a good flag is--no maps! simple designs are best! i think it is a shame that the color green is now symbolic of a party and not what it was intended to be–the democracy, prosperity, beautiful environment that is taiwan. read flag websites on what a good flag is–no maps! simple designs are best!

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84589 David Reid Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:40:18 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84589 Robert, thanks for your thoughts. Your idea for the design sounds good. Robert, thanks for your thoughts. Your idea for the design sounds good.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84588 Robert Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:53:59 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84588 To clarify, currently 97th, but will be 98th in 35 days. To clarify, currently 97th, but will be 98th in 35 days.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84587 Robert Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:42:12 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84587 Ooops, correction: 98th year, not 97th. Sorry, David. Ooops, correction: 98th year, not 97th. Sorry, David.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84586 Robert Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:31:49 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84586 David, a flag for Taiwan must not only take into account the past but also transcend well into the future. We are currently in our 97th year, which is really only a short period against the backdrop of history. But to make a flag that is universal, one has to take for granted that The Republic of China will live well into its tenth millennium of existence (which entails that Taiwan pursue its own space agenda and reach out into the vastness of the universe). From space, and from any point of view for that matter, Taiwan looks like a seed, don’t you think? I see it not as a leaf, but as a seed (lots of things have been going on here that can serve as inspiration for generations to come). Though, whether that seed will grow into a tree or not remains to be seen. The flag I envision has a representation of a lush green tree in it. The backdrop would be part blue and red, with yellow stars (outlying islands) overhead that form into a half-circle. David, a flag for Taiwan must not only take into account the past but also transcend well into the future. We are currently in our 97th year, which is really only a short period against the backdrop of history. But to make a flag that is universal, one has to take for granted that The Republic of China will live well into its tenth millennium of existence (which entails that Taiwan pursue its own space agenda and reach out into the vastness of the universe).

From space, and from any point of view for that matter, Taiwan looks like a seed, don’t you think? I see it not as a leaf, but as a seed (lots of things have been going on here that can serve as inspiration for generations to come). Though, whether that seed will grow into a tree or not remains to be seen.

The flag I envision has a representation of a lush green tree in it. The backdrop would be part blue and red, with yellow stars (outlying islands) overhead that form into a half-circle.

]]> By: David Reid http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84585 David Reid Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:04:01 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84585 Haitien, they sound like some good design criteria, although I think flags like the French or Italian ones are too simple. Neil, yes it is beyond belief. I don't know of anything similar happening anywhere else in the world. James, I didn't include the green and white flag used by many pro-Taiwan groups in my post because as I said the flag needs to be a symbol of unity even if that means not using the most popular design. Haitien, they sound like some good design criteria, although I think flags like the French or Italian ones are too simple.

Neil, yes it is beyond belief. I don’t know of anything similar happening anywhere else in the world.

James, I didn’t include the green and white flag used by many pro-Taiwan groups in my post because as I said the flag needs to be a symbol of unity even if that means not using the most popular design.

]]> By: James@island.republic http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84583 James@island.republic Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:52:19 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84583 another picture of 台灣國國旗: http://tinyurl.com/5hxtzm another picture of 台灣國國旗:
http://tinyurl.com/5hxtzm

]]> By: James@island.republic http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/11/flag-for-taiwan/comment-page-1/#comment-84582 James@island.republic Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:51:29 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=2399#comment-84582 a flag not discussed here is the 台灣國國旗 which is accepted by most pro-independence groups. see it in the picture of the story at the url below: http://tinyurl.com/5e5w9q somehow I agree that all designs are too political. But I wonder which national flag could be called neutral? a flag not discussed here is the 台灣國國旗 which is accepted by most pro-independence groups. see it in the picture of the story at the url below:
http://tinyurl.com/5e5w9q

somehow I agree that all designs are too political. But I wonder which national flag could be called neutral?

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