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Indonesia
印度尼西亚
Indonesian flag became official on 17 August 1945, immediately after the end of World War II.
印度尼西亚国旗在1945年8月17日，第二次世界大战结束后，理解正式成为国旗。
The flag, which is made up of a red band over a white one, is based on a national flag dating back to the 13th century, which had nine red and white stripes.
这面国旗上部是红色，下部是白色，它以一面可以追溯到13世纪，有着九条红色和白色条纹的国旗为基础。
There are many explanations offered for the meanings of the colours on the Indonesian flag.
人们为印度尼西亚国旗上颜色的含义提供了多种解释。
The most common one is that red stands for blood, or things that are physical, while white represents the spiritual.
最通行的一种是：红色代表了鲜血，或者物质层面的东西，而白色则代表了精神层面。
Another suggestion is that the colours have a link with food.
另一种意见是这些颜色和食物有关。
For the Indonesians, red resembles the colour of sugar (because of the plant that it comes from) and white looks like rice.
对印度尼西亚人来说，红色像糖的颜色（因为榨糖的那种植物），白色看起来像米。
Both sugar and rice are consumed daily in Indonesian food.
糖和米在印度尼西亚人的食物中每天都会用到。
Other people say that the colour red on the Indonesian flag stands for the brave nature of the Indonesian people.
还有一些人则认为，印度尼西亚国旗上的红色代表了印度尼西亚人民的勇敢天性。
It can also represent the fire that comes from Indonesia's volcanoes.
它也可以象征印度尼西亚火山的火。
Like in many other countries, the colour white is regarded as a symbol of purity in Indonesia.
像其他许多国家一样，白色在印度尼西亚被认为是纯洁的象征。
Each of the colours on a country's flag was carefully chosen to represent something about the country or the people living there.
每个国家国旗上的每种颜色都是精挑细选，以代表那个国家或居住在那里的人民。
Therefore, when we look at a flag, we can begin to see and study a country's history and culture.
因此，当我们看一面国旗时，我们能够开始看见和研究一个国家的历史和文化。
It is also a good place to see some of similarities and differences between different countries.
那也是一个观察不同国家之间相似处和不同点的好地方。
