Hong Kong's Flag

I love Hong Kong's Flag

It is simple

and beautiful...

Pretty right?

But...  What does it mean?

Some highlights:

-The flower is based on a  Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) flower, 

which was discovered in Hong Kong.

It is normally purple in color, but on the flag it is white.

- Its design was adopted on 4 April 1990 (not that long ago) 

at the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.

- The design of the flag carries cultural, political, and regional meanings.

- The color itself is significant; 

red is a festive colour for the Chinese people, 

used to convey a sense of celebration and nationalism.

-Moreover, the red color is identical to that used in the national PRC flag,...

chosen to signify the link re-established between post-colonial Hong Kong and China. 

The position of red and white on the flag symbolizes 

the "one country two systems" political principle applied to the region. 

The stylized rendering of the Bauhinia blakeana flower, 

is meant to serve as a harmonizing symbol for this dichotomy.

(All this info was from the ever so reliable wikipedia)

Well, that was today's Hong Kong highlight.