Do you know the symbolism of the 2008 Olympic Games?

It is the seal of China. Chic and elegant, full of tension, implying the dancing Beijing; It is a symbol of Chinese Han culture with Chinese spirit, Chinese style and Chinese charm, and symbolizes an open, energetic and promising image of China; It embodies the concept of the new Beijing and the new Olympics and the connotation of the Green Olympics, the Science and Technology Olympics and the Humanistic Olympics, and reproduces the Olympic spirit of friendship, peace and progress, faster, higher and stronger.

"Chinese Seals: Dancing Beijing" uses seals as the main form of expression, combining traditional Chinese art forms such as seals and calligraphy with the characteristics of movement, and through artistic techniques, it is exaggerated and deformed, and skillfully transformed into a sports humanoid running forward and dancing to welcome victory. At the same time, the human form resembles modernity"Kyo"The charm of the word contains a strong Chinese charm. The work conveys and represents four layers of information and meaning:

1) Chinese culture. With the traditional Chinese cultural symbol - seal (Xiao shaped seal) as the expression of the main pattern of the sign, the seal is early.

Having emerged in China four or five thousand years ago, it is a traditional Chinese cultural art form with deep roots, and it is still a widely used form of social integrity, implying that Beijing will fulfill its solemn promise to "host the most outstanding Olympic Games in history".

2) Red. The traditional Chinese festive color - red is selected as the base color of the main pattern. Red has always been considered to be the representative color of China, or the color of China's national flag, representing the great People's Republic of China, therefore, the main color of the logo is red, which has the characteristics of representing the country, representing festivity, and representing traditional culture.

3) Beijing, China, welcome friends from all over the world. The work represents that Beijing is welcoming athletes and people from all over the world to gather in Beijing with the attitude of reform and opening up, vividly expresses the enthusiasm and sincerity of Beijing to welcome guests from all over the world, and conveys the concept and spirit of the Olympic Games. The work is rich in connotation, showing that Beijing, China, welcomes people from all over the world with open arms.

4) Sprint to the limit, create brilliance, and carry forward the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger". The modern Olympic movement has always emphasized the athlete-centric, and the emblem "China Seal, Dancing Beijing" embodies this principle. The sporty human figure in the seal is both rigid and soft, and the image is friendly, which is full of dynamism while containing Chinese culture.

The symbol of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is the dancing Beijing, which includes joy, the call of heroes, the manifestation of humanity and the invitation of hospitality.

Dancing Beijing, the symbol of the Beijing Olympics, is composed of two parts. Part of it is a traditional Chinese seal that resembles an oval, engraved with an athlete running forward to meet victory, and at the same time, this pattern is very similar to the modern Chinese character "Wen", which symbolizes China's long-standing traditional culture.

The lower part of the logo of the Beijing Olympic Games is the "beijing2008" written with a brush and the logo of the Olympic rings, which are put together at the same time, which not only perfectly combines the Olympic spirit with traditional Chinese culture, but also vividly indicates the time and place of the Beijing Olympic Games to the people of all countries in the world.

(1) Seal, Red and Integrity: The red light of the East will ignite the flame in the hearts of all people; Seal carving calligraphy symbolizes cultural China.

2) The seal character in the seal letter is like a "Beijing" character.

3) The character zd is transformed into a moving humanoid that rushes to the line and welcomes victory.

4) The lower part of the emblem is written in Chinese calligraphy, rich in ancient English Beijing and Arabic numerals 2008. Write Beijing and Arabic numerals 2008 in English with a brush.

Summary: This is the first time that Chinese characters have been integrated into the emblem of the Olympic Games, and it reflects the unique cultural and artistic characteristics of China - calligraphy, and the whole emblem has a strong Chinese cultural atmosphere.

1. The Chinese seal of the word "Beijing", the pattern of the character "Beijing" in the seal script resembles a running and sprinting athlete, and like a dancer welcoming the convening of the Olympic Games, which not only represents Beijing, the host of the Olympic Games, but also is very rich in the charm of the Orient of China.

2. The words "beijing" and "2008" in Chinese pinyin symbolize the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

3. Olympic rings: a symbol of the Olympic spirit.