Space-id — A historical record states that the first flag known in human civilization came from Zhou Dynasty in China, around 2,000 years ago. This findings became one of the earliest evidence of the use of cloth symbols as a marker of identity and power in the ancient government system.
According to a number of Chinese historians, the flag at the time of the Zhou Dynasty was not used like a modern flag flying on the pole. The flag is more functioning as a pennant or standard of war, brought by soldiers to mark the troops, the territory, and legitimacy of a leader's authority. The banner is generally made of thick cloth, decorated with royal symbols, and mounted on long sticks.
The researchers also found that the use of flags in the Zhou era had strong social and political functions. In addition to military use, banners are used in state ceremonies and rituals, reflecting the status of nobles or local rulers. It shows that the visual symbol system has been an important part of the governmental structure since thousands of years ago.
The use of flags is then growing rapidly across the globe. Civilization like ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire also had similar visual standards, but the most obvious written record on the use of flags came from China during the Zhou Dynasty.
Up until now, the flag remains one of its important identities for nations, organizations, to social movements. The fact that its use can be traced to two millennia ago shows how important symbolic functions are brought a piece of cloth to human history.
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