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Indonesia
印度尼西亞
Indonesian flag became official on 17 August 1945, immediately after the end of World War II.
印度尼西亞國旗在1945年8月17日，第二次世界大戰結束后，理解正式成為國旗。
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.
這面國旗上部是紅色，下部是白色，它以一面可以追溯到13世紀，有著九條紅色和白色條紋的國旗為基礎。
There are many explanations offered for the meanings of the colours on the Indonesian flag.
人們為印度尼西亞國旗上顏色的含義提供了多種解釋。
The most common one is that red stands for blood, or things that are physical, while white represents the spiritual.
最通行的一種是：紅色代表了鮮血，或者物質層面的東西，而白色則代表了精神層面。
Another suggestion is that the colours have a link with food.
另一種意見是這些顏色和食物有關。
For the Indonesians, red resembles the colour of sugar (because of the plant that it comes from) and white looks like rice.
對印度尼西亞人來說，紅色像糖的顏色（因為榨糖的那種植物），白色看起來像米。
Both sugar and rice are consumed daily in Indonesian food.
糖和米在印度尼西亞人的食物中每天都會用到。
Other people say that the colour red on the Indonesian flag stands for the brave nature of the Indonesian people.
還有一些人則認為，印度尼西亞國旗上的紅色代表了印度尼西亞人民的勇敢天性。
It can also represent the fire that comes from Indonesia's volcanoes.
它也可以象征印度尼西亞火山的火。
Like in many other countries, the colour white is regarded as a symbol of purity in Indonesia.
像其他許多國家一樣，白色在印度尼西亞被認為是純潔的象征。
Each of the colours on a country's flag was carefully chosen to represent something about the country or the people living there.
每個國家國旗上的每種顏色都是精挑細選，以代表那個國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，當我們看一面國旗時，我們能夠開始看見和研究一個國家的歷史和文化。
It is also a good place to see some of similarities and differences between different countries.
那也是一個觀察不同國家之間相似處和不同點的好地方。
