Facts about South Korean Flag

 Here are some short and fun facts about the South Korean Flag.

1. The national flag of South Korea is known as “태극기/ Tae-geuk-gi”.

2. Korean politician Park Yeong-hyo presented a model of the Taegeukgi, and soon become the first person to use the flag in the Empire of Japan in 1882.

3. Today’s Taegeukgi was adopted in May 2011.

4. The background colour of the flag is white. White is the traditional colour of Korea, which is usually used for a traditional dress called “Hanbok”. The colour also represents peace and purity.

5. The taegeuk pattern in the middle symbolizes yin and yang philosophy representing the balance of the universe.

    - Red colour represents positive cosmic forces.

    - Blue colour represents negative cosmic forces.

6. There are four trigrams in each corner conveying the principle of movement and harmony. It also represents unity.

7. When the Joseon dynasty boundaries were invaded by countries like China and Japan in the late 19th century, the need for a flag representing Korean people came into existence.

8. Traditional symbols were integrated to form the flag of Korea.

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