（Adopted at the 18th Meeting of the Standing¹ Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on March 2，1991， promulgated² by Order No. 41 of the President of the People's Republic of China on March 2， 1991， and effective as of October 1， 1991）
颁布日期：19910302 　实施日期：19911001 　颁布单位：全国人大常委会

　　Article 1 This Law is enacted³， in accordance with the Constitution， with a view to upholding the dignity of the National Emblem⁴ and ensuring the correct use of the National Emblem.

　　Article 2 The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China shall comprise the design of Tian' an men in its centre illuminated⁵ by five stars and encircled by ears of grain and a cogwheel.

　　The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China shall be made in accordance with the Design of the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China adopted by the Central People's Government Council in 1950， and the Directions for the Making of the Design of the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China promulgated by the General Office of the Central People's Government Council in the same year.

　　Article 3 The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China is the symbol and hallmark of the People's Republic of China.

　　All organizations and citizens shall respect and care for the National Emblem.

　　Article 4 The following organs shall hang the National Emblem：

　　（1） The standing committees of the people's congresses at or above the county level；（2） The people's governments at or above the county level；

　　（3） The Central Military Commission；

　　（4） The people's courts at various levels and the special people's courts；

　　（5） The people's procuratorates at various levels and the special people's procuratorates；

　　（6） The Ministry⁶ of Foreign Affairs； and

　　（7） The country's embassies， consulates⁷ and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries.

　　The people's governments of townships， nationality townships and towns may hang the National Emblem， specific measures for which shall be stipulated⁸ by the people's governments of provinces， autonomous⁹ regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in light of their actual conditions.

　　The National Emblem shall be hung right in the middle on top of the front gate of the organ concerned.

　　Article 5 The National Emblem shall be hung in the following places：

　　（1） The rostrum of Tian'an men and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing；

　　（2） The conference halls of the people's congresses at or above the county level and their standing committees：

　　（3） Courtrooms of the people's courts at various levels and of the special people's courts； and

　　（4） Appropriate places of ports of exit or entry.

　　Article 6 The seals of the following organs shall include the design of the National Emblem：

　　（1） The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， the State Council， the Central Military Commission， the Supreme¹⁰ People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate；

　　（2） The special committees of the National People's Congress and the General Office and the working commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， the ministries¹¹ and commissions under the State Council， departments directly under the State Council， the General Office of the State Council and the administrative¹² offices that shall， as prescribed by the State Council， use seals including the design of the National Emblem， as well as the General Office of the Central Military Commission and other organs that shall， as prescribed by the Central Military Commission， use seals including the design of the National Emblem；

　　（3） The standing committees of the local people's congresses， the local people's governments， the local people's courts， and the local people's procuratorates at or above the county level， as well as the special people's courts and the special people's procuratorates； and

　　（4） The country's embassies， consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries.

　　Article 7 There shall be printed on the following documents and publications the design of the National Emblem：

　　（1） Certificates of honour， letters of appointment and diplomatic documents issued by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， the President of the People's Republic of China， and the State Council；

　　（2） Envelopes， correspondence paper and invitation cards used in foreign affairs by the President of the People's Republic of China， the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， the Premier¹³ of the State Council， the Chairman of the Central Military Commission， the President of the Supreme People's Court and the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate in their respective capacities；

　　（3） Front covers of bulletins of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress， the State Council， the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate； and

　　（4） Front covers of the official editions of laws and regulations published by the State.

　　Article 8 Measures for the use of the design of the National Emblem in activities of foreign affairs and by the country's embassies， consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and submitted to the State Council for approval before implementation¹⁴.

　　Article 9 Where the hanging of the National Emblem or the use of the design of the National Emblem is necessitated¹⁵ outside the scope specified¹⁶ in this Law， it shall be prescribed by the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress or the General Office of the State Council， in conjunction with the departments concerned.