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The
white background of the flag symbolizes peace. It
also represents the purity of the Korean
people.
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The
centre has circle split equally between blue and red and
represents the philosophy of dualism. |
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Yang,
opposite of yin, representing the active and positive
forces in nature.
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Yin,
opposite of yang, representing the passive forces of
nature.
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There
is a trigram in each corner. These symbols are called
Kwae
represent the principle of movement and harmony of
objects and events. Each Kwae consists of three bars
that can be either broken or unbroken.
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Heaven (kun), opposite of
earth. |
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Fire
(yi), opposite of water. |
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Water
(kam), opposite of fire. |
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Earth
(kon), opposite of heaven. |
