Flag of Bhutan line between the background colours. This change sought to avoid having the dragon "face the earth" when the flag was hanging limp. Bhutanese artist Kilkhor Lopen Jada painted a new design for the druk in which the curves of the dragon's body are relaxed to create a somewhat longer and more gently undulating shape. The CBS document states that the king ordered the colour of the lower half changed from red to orange "sometime in 1968 or 69." The Bhutanese flag was flown abroad beside another nation's flag for the first time in 1961 during a state visit to India
Praise the Dragon Flag Praise the Dragon Flag The Praise the Dragon Flag () is a semi-official national anthem of China, as well as a military and a Royal anthem. In 1906, (the 32nd year of Guangxu), the Department of the Army of the Qing Dynasty was established, and wrote this song as an anthem, Qing Dynasty used this song as temporary national anthem (代國歌). 于斯万年，亚东大帝国！ 山岳纵横独立帜，江河漫延文明波； 四百兆¹民神明冑，地大物产博。 扬我黄龙帝国徽，唱我帝国歌！ 於斯萬年，亞東大帝國！ 山嶽縱橫獨立幟，江河漫延文明波； 四百兆¹民神明冑，地大物產博。 揚我黃龍帝國徽，唱我帝國歌！ yú sī wàn nián ， yà dōng dà dì guó ！ shān yuè zòng héng dú lì zhì ， jiāng hé màn yán wén míng bō ； sì bǎi zhào mín