The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics can be described as full of "Chinese style". From the emblem, torch, medals, uniforms, bouquets, mascots to competition venues, many traditional Chinese cultural elements are integrated into it, which is both unique and unique. Beautiful and very meaningful.
The Chinese style of the Beijing Winter Olympics: calligraphy and seal cutting in the logo
The emblem of the Beijing Winter Olympics is inspired by the Chinese character "winter", using calligraphy to show the undulating track, ice and snow Athletes' posture.
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Committee will use 30 icons to show the characteristics of different sports. (Picture source: Visual China)
The 30 sports icons for the Beijing Winter Olympics are inspired by the structure of Chinese characters and integrate the Chinese seal cutting art that has been passed down for thousands of years, creating a special cover for the 30 Winter Olympics competitions. The “seal” echoes the “China Seal” of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem.
Beijing Winter Olympics Chinese style: mascots pandas and lanterns
The mascots of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Committee, Bingdundun and Xuerongrong, are respectively named after China The "national treasure" giant panda and Chinese lantern are the prototypes. "Bingdundun" symbolizes health, tenacity and the inspiring Olympic spirit; "Xuerongrong" uses the most representative "Chinese red" as the main color, which means lighting up dreams and warming the world.
The Beijing Winter Olympics mascots Bingdundun and Xuerongrong. (Online picture)
Beijing Winter Olympics Chinese style: medals and concentric jade bis
The medal design of the Beijing Winter Olympics is derived from the ancient Chinese concentric jade shape. The five-circle ring on the front is both the Olympic rings and the traditional Chinese "five strings". The design is inspired by the pattern of traditional string-patterned jade; the 24 points on the back ring and the starry sky movement arc are derived from The ancient astronomical map "Seven Balances and Six Rooms".
The medal designs of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Committee are inspired by jade, echoing the "gold inlaid jade" medals of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, showing Beijing as the "Double Olympics" style. (Online picture)
Beijing Winter Olympics Chinese style: award bouquets and Shanghai intangible cultural heritage
The award bouquets at the Beijing Winter Olympics this time are different from the past in that they do not use flowers , but used more than 1.6 intangible cultural heritage yarns to weave flowers. These yarn flowers come from the Shanghai Intangible Cultural Heritage Project "Shanghai Style Wool Knitting Technique". They are all hand-woven by the makers and require nearly 50,000 hours.