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Purchase and sale of the Tibetan flag on AZ Flag: Tibet flag, historical Tibet flag, Tibetan emblem available for sale as a large format banner ( 150x90cm or 90x60cm), small format flag (45x30cm), table flags of different sizes and flag garlands.

Looking to buy the best of the Tibet flag? AZ Flag offers you high quality flags and accessories made of polyester and equipped with the best fixing devices.

You must organize a special occasion, a demonstration in support of free Tibet, an official meal, a cultural event, an exhibition, a workshop on heritage, a Tibetan festival or a Tibetan festival; there are plenty of opportunities to put Tibet in the spotlight! To enhance the decoration of your event, remember to hoist the colours of Tibet with our large Tibetan vexillary collection!

Tibet in brief:

Capital: Lhasa / Dharamsala (Tibetan government in exile)

Area: 2,500,000 km² (Historic Tibet)

Number of inhabitants: 7 300 000

Language: Tibetan

A brief history of the Tibetan flag "the snow lion flag"

The Tibetan flag was designed by the 13th Dalai Lama Thubten Gyatso and was adopted in 1916 under the government of Ganden Phodrang when the country was still completely independent. The use of this flag was banned in 1959 by the Chinese authorities during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. This historic event occurred after the People's Republic of China invaded Tibet with its army in 1950 and caused the Dalai Lama to flee and exile to India in 1959.

Today, the Tibetan flag is the emblem of the Tibetan Government in Exile (ACT: Tibetan Central Administration) based in Dharamsala, India and represented by Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay. To date, no nation in the international community has officially recognized this government and is not questioning Tibet's membership in China.  However, there is a large community of activists and supporters of free Tibet in various countries around the world. The Tibetan cause is still a very sensitive subject to this day.  

At present, the Tibet Autonomous Region does not have an official flag recognized by the authorities, nor do the other autonomous regions of China (Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Xinjiang), which must therefore display the flag of China.

Acquiring a Tibetan flag today is a very symbolic (and even political) act because the Chinese authorities consider the wearing of the Tibetan flag as a "separatist act" that undermines the Chinese government. To buy a Tibetan flag is not only to bring Tibetan values and culture to life, to say no to the extinction of this millenary culture, but also in a way to show support for the Tibetan people's non-violent struggle against the Chinese government's repression!

Deciphering the Tibetan flag: emblem with multiple meanings

The 1916 "Snow Lion Flag" was first a military flag in Tibet. The Dalai Lama was inspired by ancient Tibetan or Japanese motifs of influence and former military standards of Tibet.

There are two snow lions (a lion with a white body and a green coat), a Tibetan symbol dating back to the 7th century; a yellow rising sun that diffuses multiple rays of sunlight. This symbol was common on the flags of the Japanese infantry and cavalry (sun; red rising). It was a Japanese Buddhist priest who introduced this motif in Tibet.

You can also see a small snow-covered mountain floating in the centre: it symbolizes the land of Tibet and its snow-covered peaks. A three-coloured jewel overlooks this mountain, indicating Tibetan fervour towards the three jewels of Buddhism: the Buddha, his teaching and the Buddhist community (Sangha).

The red rays represent the 6 original tribes of Tibet: Sé, Tong, Drou, Ré, Mhong and Mou while the blue rays represent the sky. The two snow lions on either side of the flag hold a two-coloured disc in a whirlwind representing the jewel of joy. Finally, the yellow border shows that the Buddha's teaching can only develop and flourish in a limited time and space!

The other models of Asian, ethnic, independence flags that may interest you in the ASIA range!

On AZ Flag, we do not favoritize and every flag in the world has its place in our range because in any way each flag is a unique object that tells a heritage, a culture, a history and human values! So you can enjoy all our national flags of Asia: Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, South Korea, India, Thailand, Nepal... all the Asian countries are there without exception!

Do not miss our essential flags of indigenous people and minorities of Asia such as the Azeri, Acehnese, Burushaskis, Kurdish, Hani, Kashmiri, Moluccan, the ancient flag of Tibet between 1920 and 1925 with the white snow lion as well as various separatist and independence flags of Asian countries with the Taiwanese independence flag, that of Inner Mongolia or East Turkestan of China !

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