The Korean Flag

The Korean Flag The Meaning of Taegukgi, the South Korean Flag The white background, the center circle or taeguk and the four trigrams in each corner has meanings bright positive earth negative peace water love balance fire "The negative(blue) and positive(red) represents the balance of nature and co existing to advancement" "The white signifies the bright and pure and the love of peace" "the four trigrams represent the change advancement" The Changes of the Flag The shape, size and position of each element has changed throughout history 1882 Park Young Hyo Flag 1884 Flag After Proclaimation 1886 Flag for Paris Exhibition 1890 Denny Flag Flag recieved from King Kojong, the 26th king of Chosun. Chosun is the dynasty before the modern Korea 1920 Freedom Fighters Flag HI 1942 Temporary Goverment Flag of Korea based in Shanghai HI 1949 Taegukgi The South Korean Flag SOURCE: 독립문 역 태극기 홍보물 [email protected] +1