In vexillography, the canton is a rectangular emblem usually placed in the upper hoist of a flag, usually occupying up to a quarter of a flag's area. The canton of a flag may be a flag in its own righ
Flag of Santa Ana Department in El Salvador
The flag of the Republic of China, commonly called the flag of Taiwan, consists of a red field with a blue canton bearing a white disk surrounded by twelve triangles; said symbols symbolize the sun an
Canton (flag)
…field. The flag of New Zealand has a Union Jack canton. The flag of Samoa has a blue canton which bears the Southern Cross constellation in white. The flag of the Republic of China has a navy blue canton bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays. (This flag's canton is also used as the naval jack and the flag of the Kuomintang…
Rennie's Mill Middle School flying the ROC flag in Hong Kong, 1995
Chieh Shou Hall in the Presidential Office Building contains the flag and portrait of Sun Yat-sen which presidents face to take the oath of office.
Pan-Blue supporters wave the ROC flag at a rally during the 2004 presidential election.
Flags of the ROC, PRC, and U.S. can be seen flying atop adjacent buildings in San Francisco Chinatown. Most benevolent associations in San Francisco, including the Chinese Six Companies, continue to fly the ROC flag due to their close relations with the KMT.