Blue Sky with a White Sun

National Emblem of the Republic of China
Armiger	Government of the Republic of China
Adopted	17 December 1928; 95 years ago (1928-12-17) (Nationalist government) 25 October 1945; 79 years ago (1945-10-25) (Taiwan)
Relinquished	1 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-01) (Mainland China)
Use	1928–1949 (Mainland China) 1945–present (Taiwan)

Party Emblem of the Kuomintang
Armiger	Kuomintang

Kuomintang

"Blue Sky with a White Sun" flag (青天白日旗)
Use	Kuomintang party flag and the ROC naval jack
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Design	A white sun with twelve rays on blue background.
Designed by	Lu Haodong

The Blue Sky with a White Sun (Chinese: 青天白日; pinyin: Qīngtīan Báirì) is the national emblem of the Republic of China that covers the period of history in mainland China and Taiwan.

In the "Blue Sky with a White Sun" symbol, the twelve rays of the white Sun representing the twelve months and the twelve traditional Chinese hours (時辰; shíchen), each of which corresponds to two modern hours and symbolizes the spirit of progress.^{[citation needed]}