The emblem consists of two parts. The upper part is an oval traditional seal of China, engraved with a pattern of an athlete running forward to meet victory. Like the word "Wen" in modern writing, it refers to the long-standing traditional culture of China.
The lower part is the "Beijing 2008" and the Olympic rings written with a brush, which perfectly combines the Olympic spirit with the traditional culture of China, and also shows the time and place of the Olympic Games.
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The emblem of "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" organically combines the seal script, Chinese characters and the five-ring symbol, and is full of profound vitality. The scale of the land reflects the charm of the East and the West; Between strokes, the Olympic spirit sublimates.
"Dancing Beijing with Chinese Seal" is not an ordinary symbol. She is the biggest blank in the list of host cities in the nearly 100-year history of Olympic Games! She is the first step in the history of the Chinese nation hosting the Olympic Games! She is the first interpretation of the Olympic Charter by Chinese civilization! She is still the greatest commitment to the Olympic movement!
The French sculptor Rodin once said, "Beauty is everywhere. For our eyes, it is not the lack of beauty, but the lack of discovery. " Next, the author wants to taste her beauty from the perspective of culture and aesthetics and explore her profound connotation.
Chinese seal
In ancient times, China's seals were called seal, seal, treasure and seal, as well as seal, seal, contract, customs, seal, symbol, contract, pawn and seal, all of which were established names in history.
Ancient seal script was very popular in ancient times, and its simple and naive characteristics reflected people's understanding and pursuit of beauty in different times, and it was saturated with the profound and mysterious aesthetic feeling of history. Among them, there is a kind of seal that prints pictures, called Xiao Zhuan.
Xiao Zhuan is a form of seal that existed in the pre-Qin period in China. The Han Dynasty was the heyday of ancient Xiao Zhuan. At that time, there appeared seal patterns such as "Four Spirits Seal", "Tiger Seal", "Deer Seal", "Phoenix Seal", "Fuxi Seal" and "Goddess Holding Snake Seal" depicting national worship and myths and legends. There are also various forms that reflect real social life.
Seals, such as "Encouragement Seal", "Drum Blow Seal" and "Long Sleeve Dance Seal"; There are "Niu Geng seal", "juggling seal" and "animal training seal", which reflect the life and entertainment scenes of the Han people from different aspects.
According to relics and historical records, seals were widely used in China at the latest during the Warring States Period. At first, the seal was used as a voucher for commercial exchange of goods and a symbol of credibility. After Qin Shihuang unified China, the use of seals was expanded to represent the rights and interests of those in power, and it was a symbol of the power of those in power.
After you have a certain understanding of Chinese seal, try another product, "Beijing with Chinese seal dancing", and you will find it more lovely. The strokes on her body are like words instead of words, like painting instead of painting; Blend words with paintings, and draw with words; Between strokes, the dance is graceful; In the rhyme, pen and ink indulge; Written with bamboo slips and Chinese characters, "Beijing 2008" is more saturated with the profoundness of China's calligraphy art.
All these not only condensed the development track of ancient Chinese seal cutting in China, but also interpreted the mainstream view of advocating the doctrine of the mean in ancient China. Together with the red inkpad symbolizing China and the giant square seal, "China Seal Dancing Beijing" has accumulated a lot of historical information and rich cultural essence.
Baidu Encyclopedia-emblem of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games