National Emblem 国徽

The National Emblem of the P.R.C. contains a representation of Tiananmen Gate under the shining of the five stars in the middle, encircled by the wheat ears and gear wheels which symbolize the peasant class and the working class respectively. It uses the five stars as in the national flag, to represent the national unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and to vividly depict that the New China in nature is a socialist country under democratic dictatorship built on the foundation of working class leadership and worker-peasant alliance. The emblem was mounted on the Tiananmen Gate on the occasion of the first anniversary of the People’s Republic.

In June 18th, 1950, the 2nd Plenary Session of the 1st CPPCC National Committee approved the national emblem of the P.R.C. and explanations on the related designs. On September 20th the same year, Chairman Mao Zedong issued the order to promulgate the national emblem of the P.R.C.

On March 2nd, 1991, the 18th Plenary Session of the 7th NPC Standing Committee adopted the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the National Emblem, which was then promulgated for implementation by order of the President of P.R.C. on October 1st, 1991.

The national emblem is the badge representing the state and a symbol of the nation.

中华人民共和国国徽，中间是五星照耀下的天安门，周围是谷穗和齿轮，（用齿轮、谷穗）分别象征工人阶级与农民阶级；国旗上的五星，代表中国共产党领导下的中国人民大团结，鲜明地表现新中国的性质是工人阶级领导的以工农联盟为基础的人民民主专政的社会主义国家。在建国一周年之际，国徽挂上了天安门。

1950年6月18日，中国人民政治协商会议第一届全国委员会第二次全体会议通过中华人民共和国国徽图案及对该图案的说明。同年9月20日，毛泽东主席（命令）下令公布中华人民共和国国徽。

1991年3月2日，中华人民共和国第七届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第18次会议通过了《中华人民共和国国徽法》，并由中华人民共和国主席颁布主席令，予以公布，自1991年10月1日起施行。

国徽是代表国家的徽章，是民族的象征。