Speech Under the Flag
The Speech Under the Flag (Chinese: 国旗下讲话; pinyin: Guóqí xià jiǎnghuà) is a common part of the flag-raising ceremony in kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s.[1] The speech is given by teachers, model workers, advanced figures and outstanding students in front of their classmates. It is part of the patriotic education in China.[2] It aims to strengthen the sense of mission and responsibility of kindergarten students and above to "love the motherland".[3] The flag-raising speech is a regulation made by the Ministry of Education in accordance with the 1990 Law of the People's Republic of China on the National Flag.[4] It is widely implemented in schools in mainland China, and academic papers have been studying it since 1996.[5][6]
History
[edit]In 2019, due to the Hong Kong protests, some have suggested that primary and secondary schools in Macau and Hong Kong should also implement the national flag raising and lowering system.[7]
References
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- ^ "国家教委关于施行《中华人民共和国国旗法》严格中小学升降国旗制度的通知". 中华人民共和国国旗网. Archived from the original on 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ 怎样选择国旗下讲话的主题, 韩国元, 《中小学管理》, 1996
- ^ 国旗下讲话的误区及对策, 谭龙飞，徐武汉 ,《中小学管理》, 1996
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