Who designed the national emblem and when?

The National Emblem was organized by the Department of Construction of Tsinghua University and the Central Academy of Fine Arts to conduct design competitions for the national emblem. During the discussion of the Government Affairs Council in August 1949, the national emblem model created by the highly revised design was reviewed and approved. In 1950 On September 20, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered the announcement of the national emblem of the Republic of China. The content of the national emblem of the People's Republic of China is the national flag, Tiananmen, gears and ears of corn (the national flag and Tiananmen symbolize the country, the gears symbolize the working class, and the ears of corn symbolize the peasant class), symbolizing the new development of the Chinese people since the "May 4th" movement. The democratic revolutionary struggle and the birth of New China under the people's democratic dictatorship based on the alliance of workers and peasants led by the working class.

On June 18, 1950, the second meeting of the First National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted the pattern of the national emblem of the People's Republic of China and the explanation of the pattern. On September 20 of the same year, Chairman Mao Zedong ordered the publication of the national emblem of the Republic of China.

Extended information:

Article 3 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National Emblem: The National Emblem of the People’s Republic of China is the symbol and symbol of the People’s Republic of China logo. All organizations and citizens should respect and protect the national emblem.

Article 4 The following institutions shall hang the national emblem:

(1) Standing committees of people’s congresses at or above the county level;

(2) Above the county level People's governments at all levels;

(3) Central Military Commission;

(4) People's courts at all levels and specialized people's courts;

(5) People's courts at all levels People's Procuratorates and specialized People's Procuratorates;

(6) Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

(7) National embassies, consulates and other diplomatic representative agencies abroad.

The people's governments of townships, ethnic townships, and towns may hang the national emblem. The specific measures shall be prescribed by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government based on actual conditions. The national emblem should be hung in the center above the main entrance of the institution.

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