Context: Following the 1911 Revolution against the Qing dynasty, the Republic of China was formed ending over 2,000 years of imperial rule. This period saw the banning of foot-binding, discouraged opium use, promotion of modern education, and gender equality in schools. It’s democratic reforms were rather weak, allowing only men with certain economic conditions to vote. Sadly it only lasted a few years before assassination, political party suppression, and an attempt to crown a new emperor before falling into feuding warlords prior to nationalistic takeover in the late 1920s.

It did however have a banging flag, representing the Han (Red), Manchu (Yellow), Mongol (Blue), Hui (White), and Tibetan (Black) peoples.