Five Races Under One Union
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Five Races Under One Union was one of the major principles upon which the Republic of China was founded following the 1911 Revolution. Its central tenet was the harmonious existence under one nation o
The center flag is the Five-Colored Flag of the Republic of China. Underneath the three flags is the message: "Long live the union" (共和萬歲).
Painting of the Qing army facing the Panthay Rebellion in Yunnan. The Qing military used a five-color flag.
The Nanjing Road following the Shanghai Uprising, with the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the revolutionaries on display
Hui people
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The Hui people are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in
Five Races Under One Union
…tenet was the harmonious existence under one nation of what were considered the five major ethnic groups in China: the Han, the Manchu, the Mongols, the Hui (Muslims), and the Tibetans. This principle emphasized harmony between what were considered the five major ethnic groups in China, as represented by…
Elderly Hui Muslim in front of a shop
A halal meat store sign in Hankou, c. 1934–1935.
Halal (清真) restaurants offering Northwestern beef lamian can be found throughout the country
A halal (清真) bathhouse in Linxia City