The flag was designed by an anomynousanonymous through Tumblr user Pride-Flags on January 29th of29, 2017.<ref>[https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/156536428710/yinyang-ren Yinyang ren]</ref> The red background comes from a novel known as ''The Dream of the Red Chamber'', which is a very culturally important novel in China whose protagonist is a yinyang ren. The black and white stands for yin and yang, as well as balance.