As the national flag of the Qing Dynasty, why was Huanglongqi ridiculed by other countries?

In fact, there was no such thing as a national flag at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, but after the Opium War, the door of the Qing Dynasty was opened by western invaders. They found that ships from other countries all had national flags, so the ministers of the Qing Dynasty began to discuss it. Let Zeng Guofan take the lead in making suggestions and regard Huanglongqi as a symbol of the Qing Dynasty. At the beginning, I made some jokes because I didn't know some production rules.

We all know that the national flags of other countries are rectangular, but in the beginning, the national flags of the Qing Dynasty were triangular, which suddenly stood out among many national flags. Later, Cixi couldn't stand it anymore, so she changed the flag into a rectangle and positioned the flag of the Great Qing Dynasty. However, after it was designated as the national flag, it immediately attracted ridicule from the west, thinking that the national flag of the Great Qing Dynasty was a bit different.

Why do you say that? In fact, in the cognition of foreigners at that time, dragons had no feet and moved like snakes. However, in the culture of China, it is generally the image of a golden dragon with five claws, so in the Qing Dynasty, dragons had claws internationally. In the eyes of foreigners, this is a complete monster, and it is particularly ugly. They didn't think that dragons in the western world were actually imaginary.

There are no hieroglyphs in the real world. But in the final analysis, it is a word. At that time, the national strength of the Qing dynasty was seriously backward because of its closed door. Since the Opium War, western countries have been trampled underfoot by western powers. Therefore, it is only a trivial matter to laugh at state-owned enterprises, and it is the real thing to strive for development and great cause. After that, the Qing dynasty also made some efforts, and the Qing government trained a large number of scientific and technological talents in the Westernization Movement. But it can't fundamentally change the old concept of backwardness in the Qing Dynasty. However, this history is remembered by future generations. With the strengthening of national strength, I think no one can laugh at our national flag now. Only when the national strength is strong can we maintain our dignity. This is a lesson from history.