Editing People's Liberation Army (section)

== Symbols ==

=== Anthem ===
{{Main|Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army}}
[[File:Оркестр Народно-освободительной армии Китая.jpg|thumb|The [[Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China]] at the [[Great Hall of the People]]. The band is a common performer of the military anthem of the PLA at ceremonial protocol events.]]
The March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was adopted as the military anthem by the Central Military Commission  on 25 July 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2021 |title=1988年7月25日，中央軍事委員會決定將《中國人民解放軍進行曲》，定為中國人民解放軍的軍歌。 |trans-title=July 25, 1988: March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army is designate as the military song of the People's Liberation Army |url=https://www.ourchinastory.com/zh/2070/%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E8%BB%8D%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2%E3%80%8B%E5%AE%9A%E7%82%BA%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E8%BB%8D%E8%BB%8D%E6%AD%8C |website=Our China Story |language=zh |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210200842/https://www.ourchinastory.com/zh/2070/%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E8%BB%8D%E9%80%B2%E8%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2%E3%80%8B%E5%AE%9A%E7%82%BA%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E8%BB%8D%E8%BB%8D%E6%AD%8C |url-status=live }}</ref> The lyrics of the anthem were written by composer [[Gong Mu]] (real name: Zhang Yongnian; [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 张永年) and the music was composed by Korea-born Chinese composer [[Zheng Lücheng]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 July 2010 |title=军歌歌词是怎样变迁的？那些"飘扬的旗帜" |language=zh |trans-title=How did the lyrics of military songs change? Those "Flags Waving" |work=[[China News Service]] |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/cul/2010/07-16/2406888.shtml |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210200841/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/cul/2010/07-16/2406888.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Lily Xiao Hong |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0765600439 |title=Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II |last2=Wiles |first2=Sue |date=2015-01-28 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-317-51562-3 |edition=0 |pages=145 |language=en |doi=10.4324/9781315719313 |quote="... situation of their conflicting nationalities by returning to China, where Zheng Lücheng took out Chinese citizenship. ... PRC, Zheng Lücheng was active in his work as a composer; he wrote the music for the Western-style opera Cloud Gazing."}}</ref>

=== Flag and insignia ===
{{Main|Emblem of the People's Liberation Army|Flag of the People's Liberation Army}}

The PLA's insignia consists of a roundel with a red star bearing the two [[Chinese character]]s "{{lang|zh|八一}}"(literally "eight-one"), referring to the [[Nanchang uprising]] which began on 1 August 1927 (first day of the eighth month) and symbolic as the CCP's founding of the PLA.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wu |first=Fei |date=2009-10-01 |title=Military Parade Marks Anniversary |publisher=China Daily |agency=Xinhua |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/60th/2009-10/01/content_8759348.htm |accessdate=2009-11-04 |archive-date=9 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009092009/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/60th/2009-10/01/content_8759348.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The inclusion of the two characters ("{{lang|zh|八一}}") is symbolic of the party's revolutionary history carrying strong emotional connotations of the political power which it shed blood to obtain. 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 "{{lang|zh|八一}}" to the right of the star, placed on a red field. Each service branch also has its flags: The top {{frac|5|8}} of the flags is the same as the PLA flag; the bottom {{frac|3|8}} are occupied by the colors of the branches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diyifanwen.com/fanwen/bayijianjunjie/143152262.html|title=81 Flag and Other Signs|language=zh|access-date=2009-11-04|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201134106/https://www.diyifanwen.com/fanwen/bayijianjunjie/143152262.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The flag of the Ground Forces has a forest green bar at the bottom. The naval ensign has stripes of blue and white at the bottom. The Air Force uses a sky blue bar. The Rocket Force uses a yellow bar at the bottom. The forest green represents the earth, the blue and white stripes represent the seas, the sky blue represents the air and the yellow represents the flare of missile launching.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-06/23/content_1542456.htm|title=Flag, Emblem and Song of the People's Liberation Army|date=2004-06-23|work=Xinhua Net News|publisher=Xinhua|language=zh|access-date=2009-11-04|archive-date=11 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711142438/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2004-06/23/content_1542456.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://military.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0701/c1011-28516063.html|title=Uniform of Rocket Force|date=2016-07-01|work=People's Daily|language=zh|access-date=2016-07-06|archive-date=4 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104131431/http://military.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0701/c1011-28516063.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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File:People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|alt=A golden star, along with three Chinese characters, placed on a red background.|PLA
File:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|alt=A golden star, along with three Chinese characters, placed on a red background. At the bottom of a flag is a green bar.|[[People's Liberation Army Ground Force|Ground Force]]
File:Naval Ensign of the People's Republic of China.svg|alt=A golden star, along with three Chinese characters, placed on a red background. At the bottom of a flag are stripes of blue, white, blue, white and blue.|[[People's Liberation Army Navy|Navy]]
File:Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|alt=A golden star, along with three Chinese characters, placed on a red background. At the bottom of a flag is a sky blue bar.|[[People's Liberation Army Air Force|Air Force]]
File:Rocket Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg|alt=A golden star, along with three Chinese characters, placed on a red background. At the bottom of a flag is a yellow bar.|[[People's Liberation Army Rocket Force|Rocket Force]]
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