According to Henrietta Harrison, the identification of the symbols of the Chinese Nationalist Party with those of the Chinese nation was central to the success of the Northern 'Expedition. This expedition, in turn, can be seen in part as a victory for the new symbols, particularly images of Sun Yatsen as a national martyr and the national flag : "White Sun in a Blue Sky over a Crimson Ground" (WSBSCG). Although Sun's iconographic image had generally been recognized as an important national symbol from his death in 1925, the WSBSCG flag has been overlooked. This paper examines how the Nanjin...