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Chapter 6 of 10
Flags of Asia
Suns, stars and crescents.
Notable designs
Japan's plain red disc, South Korea's taegeuk with trigrams, India's wheel of law, and Nepal's double pennant with sun and moon.
- Several flags combine a crescent and star, with distinct national meanings.
- China, Vietnam and others use a red field with gold stars.
Regional patterns
Central Asian flags adopted after 1991 combine Islamic and Soviet-era visual traditions, often with local ornament along the hoist.