Unique Content Article: South Korea Flag History Today

South Korea Flag History Today

by Lara Bright

The imagined beginning of the Korean nation was the 3rd millennium BC when a king named Dangun founded old Joseon. Joseon (also spelled Choson) remains the name of the country in North Korea, but South Koreans use the term ‘Hanguk’, a name dating from the 1890s.

South Korea came into being after World War II, the result of a 1945 agreement reached by the Allies at the Potsdam Conference, making the 38th parallel the boundary between a northern zone of the Korean peninsula to be occupied by the USSR and southern zone to be controlled by U.S. forces.

In 1948, the division of the Korean Peninsula into a communist North Korea and a capitalist South Korea was formalized. The 38th parallel of latitude served as the dividing line. Korea became a pawn in the developing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

The need for a national flag arose in Korea in the late 19th century when, under pressure from its powerful neighbors, China, and Japan, Korea gradually began to open its borders to outside influences. Traditional symbols were incorporated into the design of the new flag, adopted in August 1882, which has continued as the basic pattern ever since. The white background is for peace and recalls the traditional name for Korea, Chos?n (“Land of the Morning Freshness” or “Land of the Morning Calm”), as well as the white clothing traditionally worn by Koreans. The central emblem is the t’aeg?k,which represents the origin and the duality of the universe.

The flag was designed in 1882 during the reign of King Gojong by the Korean ambassador to Japan. Gojong proclaimed the Taegeukgi to be the official flag of Korea on March 6, 1883. The flag of South Korea consists of a white base. In the center of the flag is a blue and red circle, which is surrounded by four black trigrams, one in each corner.

Conventionally, the four trigrams are associated with water, fire, wood, earth, and metal - the five fundamental elements. This concept has parallels with the four conventional elements of the West. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of South Korean Flag for the future.



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Title: South Korea Flag History Today
Author: Lara Bright
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Keywords: environment,nation,the flag company inc,flagco.com,outdoors,national flag,government,south korea,south korea flag,history
Word Count: 375
Category: History
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