The Medal of the Republic () is one of the
People's Republic of China's two highest decorations for Chinese nationals. On December 27, 2015, the
National People's Congress Standing Committee passed a law establishing three national orders of merit: the Republic Medal,
National Honorary Titles
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, c ...
– for contributions in specific fields and industries – and the international
Friendship Medal, constituted on January 1, 2016.
Description
The Republic Medal adopts an overall color scheme of red and gold. The ''badge'' features the
National Emblem and the
five-pointed star, as well as symbolic representations of the
Yellow River, the
Yangtze, mountain peaks, and peonies (specifically the ' 牡丹, or ''
Paeonia × suffruticosa
''Paeonia'' × ''suffruticosa'' is a name used for a group of cultivars of tree peonies that are the result of hybridisation with species exclusively belonging to the subsection Vaginatae. The common name used in China is (). Plants belonging ...
''). The ''chain'' incorporates motifs inspired by the
Chinese knot
Chinese knotting, also known as () and decorative knots in non-Chinese cultures, is a decorative handcraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) in China. This form of craft originated and ...
(), the ''
ruyi'' (), and
orchid. Various
metalworking techniques, including cold-press
forging
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. The blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which i ...
,
filigree
Filigree (also less commonly spelled ''filagree'', and formerly written ''filigrann'' or ''filigrene'') is a form of intricate metalwork used in jewellery and other small forms of metalwork.
In jewellery, it is usually of gold and silver, ma ...
inlay, and
enamelling, are involved in the process of its production.
Recipients
;2019
*
Yu Min ()
*
Shen Jilan
Shen Jilan (; 29 December 1929 – 28 June 2020) was a Chinese politician affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party and former farmer. She had held numerous governance positions and was elected to the 1st National People's Congress in 1954, an ...
() (female)
*
Sun Jiadong ()
*
Li Yannian ()
*
Zhang Fuqing Zhang may refer to:
Chinese culture, etc.
* Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname
** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname
* Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu
* Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan
* ''Z ...
()
*
Yuan Longping
Yuan Longping (; September 7, 1930May 22, 2021) was a Chinese agronomist and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part of the Green Revolution in agriculture. For his ...
()
*
Huang Xuhua
Huang Xuhua (; born 12 March 1926) is a Chinese mechanical engineer and submarine designer, and was one of the chief designers for the country's first generation of nuclear submarines ( Type 091 and Type 092). He is director emeritus of the Wu ...
()
*
Tu Youyou () (female)
;2020
*
Zhong Nanshan ()
References
Orders, decorations, and medals of the People's Republic of China
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