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Tibet Flag: Meaning and History

Embroidered flag patch — Tibet

The rising sun represents freedom and hope. The snow lions hold the jewels of Buddhist wisdom. The white mountain illustrates the nation rooted in the Himalayas.

History of the flag

The Tibetan flag was designed in 1916 by the 13th Dalai Lama and was raised as a national military symbol until the Chinese invasion of 1950.

Now a symbol of resistance and independence, it is banned in China.

What do the elements of the flag mean?

  • The red stripes represent the six ancestral Tibetan tribes, and the blue stripes embody the sky.

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