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What is the significance of the torch fluttering in the Winter Olympics?

1, the color of the torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics is silver red, which symbolizes "ice meets fire, passion flies, lights up ice and snow, warms the world". The torch of Beijing Paralympic Winter Games is silver and gold, which symbolizes brilliance and dreams, and embodies the Paralympic values of "courage, determination, motivation and equality".

2. The bottom ring of the torch is engraved with the full name of "Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games" in Braille. Based on the auspicious cloud pattern, the torch gradually transitions from the auspicious cloud pattern to the paper-cut snowflake pattern from bottom to top, and rotates and rises like a ribbon dancing.

3. According to Kent Li, the appearance designer of the torch, Xiangyun conveys auspicious meaning, which is the continuation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Snowflakes represent the characteristics of the Winter Olympics and are the innovation of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. "The torch pattern design not only embodies the inheritance and development of the' Double Olympic City', but also contains China's traditional thought of' Taoism is natural and man is integrated'."