Editing Chinese nationalism (section)

==Nationalist symbology==
[[File:Jiu Long Bi.JPG|thumb|right|A [[Chinese dragon]] on the [[Nine-Dragon Wall]] at the [[Forbidden City]] in [[Beijing]]. The dragon has been a prominent symbol of China for centuries.]] In addition to the [[national symbols of China]], the [[National symbols of Taiwan|national symbols of the Republic of China]], and the [[List of Chinese flags|flags of China]], there are many symbols opted for use by Chinese nationalists. Some of these include Chinese legendary or ancient figures such as the [[Yellow Emperor]]<ref name=":9" />{{Rp|page=19}} and the [[Yan Emperor|Fire Emperor]], [[Yu the Great]], [[Qin Shi Huang]], or more modern figures such as Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, or Mao Zedong. Another symbol often used is the [[Chinese dragon]] as a personification for the Chinese nation.

[[File:國民革命忠烈祠大殿 20120818.jpg|thumb|A martyrs' shrine]]
Militaristic forms of Chinese nationalism have also embraced [[Martyrs' shrines (China)|martyrs' shrines]],<ref>蔡錦堂:〈從神社忠烈祠－－戰前與戰後台灣「國家宗祀的轉換」〉。</ref> which memorialize and praise martyrs (typically Chinese soldiers) who fought for China, such as in the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=李 |first=俊杰 |date=2014-09-03 |title=湖南南岳忠烈祠隆重纪念抗战胜利69周年 |url=http://www.chinanews.com/df/2014/09-03/6558156.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116064658/http://www.chinanews.com/df/2014/09-03/6558156.shtml |archive-date=2020-11-16 |work=[[China News Service]]}}</ref> Soldiers and other war heroes of China (both ROC and PRC) are enshrined at these shrines. The martyrs' shrines are the Chinese equivalent to the Japanese [[Gokoku shrines]], such as [[Yasukuni Shrine]].

[[File:Meihua ROC.svg|thumb|The plum blossom symbol in the Republic of China]]
Similar to the use of the [[chrysanthemum]], which also has cultural significance in China, in [[Japan]] as the [[Imperial Seal of Japan]], the [[Prunus mume|plum blossom]] is also a national symbol of China, as was designated by the [[Legislative Yuan]] in the Republic of China on 21 July 1964.<ref name="roc">[http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/aboutroc/national_flower.htm Government Information Office, Republic of China - National Flower] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805163640/http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/aboutroc/national_flower.htm |date=2011-08-05 }}</ref> It was also proposed to be the national flower of the People's Republic of China.<ref>*[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/22/eng20050722_197774.html People's Daily Online -- Plum blossom, peony proposed to be national flowers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529202913/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200507/22/eng20050722_197774.html |date=29 May 2013 }}</ref> The Republic of China patriotic song [[The Plum Blossom]] revolves around its symbolism for China.

In the Republic of China, as the [[National Flower of the Republic of China|National Flower]], the plum blossom symbolizes:
* Three buds and five petals – symbolises [[Three Principles of the People]] and the five branches of the [[Government of the Republic of China|Government]] in accordance with the [[Constitution of the Republic of China|Constitution]]
* The plum blossom withstands the cold winter (it blossoms more in colder temperatures) – it symbolises the faithful, the resolute and the holy; it represents the national spirit of Republic of China nationals.
* The five petals of the flower – symbolises [[Five Races Under One Union]]; it also symbolises Five Cardinal Relationships (''Wǔlún''), Five Constants (''Wǔcháng'') and Five Ethics (Wǔjiào) according to [[Confucianism|Confucian philosophy]] (national philosophy of imperial China for two millennia until 1912, when the Qing Dynasty was overthrown and the [[Republic of China (1912-49)|Republic of China]] was established)
*The branches (枝橫), shadow (影斜), flexibility (曳疏), and cold resistance (傲霜) of the plum blossom also represent the four kinds of noble virtues, "originating and penetrating, advantageous and firm" mentioned in the ''[[I Ching]] (Book of Changes)''.<ref name="Flower">{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.gov.tw/Page/98|title=國花|publisher=Office of the President, Republic of China|language=zh-tw|access-date=2018-04-08|quote=我國的國花是梅花。梅有三蕾五瓣，代表三民主義及五權憲法，且梅花凌冬耐寒，其所表現的堅貞剛潔，足為國人效法。梅開五瓣，象徵五族共和，具有敦五倫、重五常、敷五教的意義；而梅花「枝橫」、「影斜」、「曳疏」、「傲霜」同時亦代表易經中「元」、「貞」、「利」、「亨」四種高尚德行。我國在民國53年7月21日，經行政院正式核定將梅花訂為國花。|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171339/https://www.president.gov.tw/Page/98|url-status=live}}</ref>