‘Taegeukgi’ have you heard?

Each country has a national flag
More than a symbol,such as history and national character set that is based

Flag of South Korea’s national flag today, let’s look at
The national flag of korea is called ‘Taegeukgi‘

 

                                                                      ‘Taegeukgi’ have you heard?

The flag was designed by King Gojong or Pak Young-hyo in 1882, and Taegeukgi was adopted
as the national flag of Joseon Dynasty on March 6, 1883.
During the colonial era, the flag was banned. The Taegeukgi was used as a symbol of resistance and independence during that time and ownership of it was punishable by execution.

After independence, both North and South Korea initially adopted versions of the
Taegeukgi, but North Korea later changed its national flag to a more Soviet-inspired
design after three years. The Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)

has officially adopted the Taegeukgi as the national flag since July 12, 1948. After the
establishment of the government of the Republic of Korea, “The Rules for the flag of the Republic of Korea” was first enacted

 

 

Taegukgi has three parts. It is very simple. but the flag is a symbol of korean’s spirit,

culture and history.
First, It has a white background. in the middle, red and blue taegeuk and four black trigrams in each corner of the flag.

The Korean flag shows the perfect beauty of balance and harmony. In other words, the korea
flag is rich in philosophical symbolism. The white background symbolises “cleanliness of the people.” The Taegeuk represents the origin of all things in the universe. Together, they represent a continuous movement within infinity.

The flag has the taegeuk circle of yin and yang -blue on the bottom and red on the top.
Traditionally, the four trigrams are related to the Five Elements of fire, water, earth,wood, and metal.
The yin-yang circle, divided equally into a blue portion below and a red portion above,

represents the dual cosmic forces of yin (blue) and yang (red). It symbolizes universal
harmony, in which the passive and the active, the feminine and the masculine, form the whole.
The four trigrams of Geon, Gon, Gam, and Li, which surround the yin-yang circle, denote the process of yin and yang going through a series of changes and growth.
Geon, with three solid bars in the upper left-hand corner, denotes “heaven”.

Gon , with three evenly divided bars in the lower right-hand corner, denotes “earth”.

Gam , with one evenly divided bar on each side of one solid bar in the upper right-hand corner, denotes “water”.

And Li , with one solid bar on each side of one evenly divided bar in the lower left-hand corner, denotes”fire”.

Collectively, the yin-yang circle and the four trigrams represent universal harmony and unity. Taegeukgi embodies the ideals of all Koreans, who have pursued creativity and prosperity under universal principles and truth.

Therefore, Koreans are dedicated to working harmoniously to carry out the nation’s tasks of unifying its people and contributing toward world peace and prosperity.

 

* See Korea encyclopedia