Introduction to the Eighteen-Star Flag Flower Bed: In the center of the square is a large fountain flower bed with the pattern of the Eighteen-Star Flag. The full name of the Eighteen-Star Flag is the Iron-Blooded Eighteen-Star Flag, also known as the Iron-blooded Flag, Nine-Pointed Flag, and Nine-Pointed Flag. Eighteen-star flag. It was the flag used when the Hubei Military Government of the Republic of China was established after the Wuchang Uprising.