The Korean flag, known as ‘Taegeukgi’ (“Taegeuk Flag”), represents the profound worldview of the Korean people, stemming from Korea’s ancient teachings and traditions.

The circle in the center represents Taegeuk (aka ‘Taiji’), signifying eum and yang (aka ‘yin and yang’), female and male, cold and hot, etc. The trigrams in the four corners represent heaven, earth, sun, and moon (as well as father, mother, son, and daughter; east, west, south, and north; spring, summer, autumn, and winter; etc.). The white background represents light, the basis of the universe.

Taegeukgi also represents the perpetual dynamic of birth, growth, maturation (harvest), and rest that governs the universe and all of existence.