Template:Country data China

Template documentation

This template is used on many pages.

To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to this template should first be tested in its /sandbox or /testcases subpages or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can then be added to this page in one single edit.

Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`China`	Main article name (China)
`flag alias`	`Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1862`		`Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg`
`1889`		`Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg`
`1912`		`Flag of China (1912–1928).svg`
`1928`		`Flag of the Republic of China.svg`
`army-1949`		`Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg`
`marines-1949`		`Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg`
`navy-1949`		`Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg`
`naval-1949`		`Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg`
`air force-1949`		`Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg`
`naval`		`Naval ensign of China.svg`
`marines`		`Naval ensign of China.svg`
`military`		`People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg`
`coast guard`		`Flag of China.svg`
`navy`		`Naval ensign of China.svg`
`air force`		`Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg`
`army`		`Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	{{flag\|alias}} output	{{flag country\|alias}} output
`CHN` (view)	Template:Country data CHN	Template:Country data CHN
`People's Republic of China` (view)	Template:Country data People's Republic of China	Template:Country data People's Republic of China
`China, People's Republic of` (view)	Template:Country data China, People's Republic of	Template:Country data China, People's Republic of
`China (People's Republic of)` (view)	Template:Country data China (People's Republic of)	Template:Country data China (People's Republic of)
`PRC` (view)	Template:Country data PRC	Template:Country data PRC

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|China}} → China
{{flag icon|China}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|China|1862}} → China
{{flag icon|China|1862}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|CHN}} → Template:Country data CHN
{{flag country|CHN}} → Template:Country data CHN
{{flag|CHN}} → Template:Country data CHN

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

{{naval|China}} → Template:Naval
{{flag icon|China|naval}} →

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|China}} → Template:Air force
{{flag icon|China|air force}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Marines:

{{marines|China}} → Template:Marines
{{flag icon|China|marines}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

{{Armed forces|China}} → Template:Armed forces
{{flag icon|China|military}} →

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|China}} → Template:Navy
{{flag icon|China|navy}} →

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|China}} → Template:Coast guard
{{flag icon|China|coast guard}} →

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|China}} → Template:Army
{{flag icon|China|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

Other information

Country data templates are also available for three of the five autonomous regions, the two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of China, and the region of Tibet:

Template:Country data Guangxi Zhuang	Template:Country data Guangxi Zhuang
Template:Country data Hong Kong	Template:Country data Hong Kong
Template:Country data Inner Mongolia	Template:Country data Inner Mongolia
Template:Country data Macau	Template:Country data Macau
Template:Country data Ningxia Hui	Template:Country data Ningxia Hui
Template:Country data Tibet	Template:Country data Tibet	Refers to the geographical/ethnical region; don't use for the autonomous region

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Country data China

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified