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The white background symbolizes

"cleanliness of the people."

The Korean National Flag in 2010 Vancouver Olyimpic.

The Korean National Flag

Roh, Jihoon

Name in Korean - Geon

It means Sky, Spring, East, Humanity, Father

Metal, Justice.

The taegeuk represents the origin of

all things in the universe

South, Courtesy, Son,

Name in Korean - Ri

Yang

It means Sun, Autumn,

The positive aspect rendered in red

Fire, Wisdom.

The negative aspect rendered in blue

Yin

It means Moon, Winter, North, Intelligence,

Daughter, Water, Vitality

Name in Korean - Gam

Histroy

The earliest surviving depiction of the flag was printed in a U.S.Navy book in July 1882.

Together, they represnt a continuous movement within infinity, the two merging as one.

Mother, Soil, Fertility.

It means Earth, Summer,

West, Righteousness,

Name in Korean - Gon

Drawing

  • Name in Korean is "Taegeukgi"
  • It's based on the the Yin-Yang philosophical symbols.

Jun 2002, All Korean went out

and celebrated the World Cup.