Flag_of_the_People's_Liberation_Army
Flag of the People's Liberation Army
Flag used by the People's Liberation Army, China
The flag of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is the war flag of the People's Liberation Army; the layout of the flag has a golden star at the top left corner and two Chinese characters "八一" to the right of the star, placed on a red field. The characters "八一" (literally "eight one") are a reference to the events of August 1, 1927 (8th month, 1st day); when the PLA was created by the Chinese Communist Party at the start of their rebellion in Nanchang against the Nationalist government.[1]