Orders of the People's Republic of China

Although national awards such as Orders and Medals of August 1st, Independence and Freedom, Liberation, and other decorations still exist in China, apparently none were awarded between 1965 and 1978. Several classes of Soviet-style oeders were established in 1955, but when the issuance of other decorations was resumed in 1978, these orders were apparently not resumed, as they are very poorly attested.

In 1955, the 7th session of the Standing Committee of the First National People's Congress [NPC] of the People's Republic of China, according to the stipulations of national constitution, made a resolution about medals authorized for Chinese people revolution wartime meritorious service. The regulations stipulate the order are divided into one, two, third grade, and the medal is not graded. The order and medal is decided by Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, President of the People's Republic of China authorizes; The medal is approved by the State Council, the secretary of defence authorizes. Confer the conditions of the medal.

Order of 8.1 Established 1955. The center pattern of eight one medals is a Red Star and eight one, stressing the Communist Party of China led the revolutionary arms independently on August 1, 1927. The 1st Class award has been issued over 171 times, and is made of gold.
1st class	2nd class	3rd class
Order of Freedom and Independence Established 1955. The center pattern of the independence and freedom medal is Red Star and Yan`an pagoda mountain , symbolize it under the leadership of Communist Party of China , Yan`an of the holy land of revolution is that the Chinese people resist against Japan in the revolutionary base camp of the national war. The 1st Class award has been issued over 307 times, and is made of gold.
1st class	2nd class	3rd class
Order of Liberation Established 1955. The center pattern is Red Star and Tian `An`men, signifing that the Communist Party of China led people's arms to capture national victory. The 1st Class award has been issued over 983 times, and is made of gold.
1st class	2nd class	3rd class