Korean Culture

National Flag of Korea (Tae Geuk Gi)

The South Korean flag is made up of three parts: a white background, a red and blue Taeguk in the center, and four black trigrams in each corner.

• The white background represents peace and purity.
• The 4 trigrams (Gwae 괘) represent harmony and movement as a fundamental principle.
• Heaven (Geon 건), Water (Gam 감), Fire (Ri 리), Earth (Gon 곤).
• The red and blue Taeguk represents the balance of the universe: Eum and Yang.
• The red lobe is positive energy, warmth, and light; the blue lobe is negative energy, cold, and darkness.