Taiwan Scottish

The tartan was designed to mark the centennial of the founding of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and was commissioned by the Taiwanese Community in Scotland. It is welcomed by the Taipei Representative Office in the UK Edinburgh Office and is planned to feature in the Council of Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Europe, Edinburgh, May 2011 Conference. In order to give the tartan a strong Scottish background but with universal implications the design was based on the sett of the Caledonian Tartan. Elements of the Mackay Tartan, and the Maxwell Tartan were also used to reflect the importance of two Scottish missionaries to Taiwan, Dr George Leslie Mackay and Dr James Maxwell, recognised for their work in the fields of religion, education and medicine. The main colours used in the design are taken from the National Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) where blue represents democracy, red represents nationalism and white represents peoples livelihoods. The white overcheck passes through the blue thereby reflecting the Scottish Saltire. There are also 12 rays of the sun shown on the National Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and these rays represent the 12 months of the year and are translated in the tartan as 12 overchecks spread throughout the design.