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Tiananmen gate under five stars in a wheat and rice wreath.
Also known as: Emblem of the PRC, Chinese national emblem, Tiananmen emblem, Gate under stars
The emblem of the People's Republic places the Tiananmen gate beneath the five stars of the flag, encircled by ears of grain with a cogwheel at the base. Each element is specified in law: the gate for the revolution, the grain and cogwheel for the peasantry and the workers.
Denotes the People's Republic of China, comprising the Tiananmen gate, five stars, a wreath of wheat and rice, and a cogwheel.
Contexts: Public information
Assigns a stated meaning to each element: the gate to the revolutionary struggle, the grain to the peasantry and the cogwheel to the industrial working class.
Contexts: Public information
Shares its five-star arrangement with the national flag, one large star and four smaller ones arranged in an arc.
Contexts: Public information
A circular emblem with a rectangular gate building at its centre, five five-pointed stars above it, ears of grain curving up each side and a toothed wheel at the base.