List of 205 countries participating in the Beijing Olympics

Beijing Olympics Opening Time

August 08, 2008 8:08

205 countries

Country Name Capital Population (10,000) Area (square kilometers)

People's Republic of China*** and State of China Beijing 127 610 9 600 000

Bahrain Manama 59.9 691.2

< p>South Korea Seoul 4 570 99 262

Lebanon Beirut 311 10 452

Nepal Kathmandu 2 260 147 181

Thailand Bangkok 6 081 513 115

Pakistan Islamabad 14 380 796 095

United Arab Emirates Abu Zaha 230 83 600

Bhutan Thimphu 80 46 000

Oman Muscat 309 500 240

Azerbaijan Baku 86 600 770

Korea Pyongyang 122 762 2 280

Philippines Manila 299 700 7 070

Cambodia Phnom Penh 181 035 1 050

Qatar Doha 11 437 57

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 195 500 466

Maldives Male 298 27.3

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 329 733 2 117

Mongolia Ulan Bator 1 566 500 260

Saudi Arabia Riyadh 2 240 000 1 915

Nicosia, Cyprus 9 251 76

Brunei Seri Begawan 5 765 30.7

Vientiane, Laos 236 800 520

Tokyo, Japan 377 800 12 560

Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan 488 100 466

Turkey Ankara 769 360 6 280

Kazakhstan Astana 2 724 900 1 680

State of Palestine **** [1] 575

Tajikistan Dushanbe 143 100 600

Georgia Tbilisi 69 700 540

Kuwait Kuwait City 17 818 170

Syria Damascus 185 180 1 500

India New Delhi 2 974 700 96 020

Indonesia Jakarta 1 904 443 20 350

Armenia Yerevan 29 800 378

Afghanistan Kabul 652 300 2 210

Uzbekistan Tashkent 447 400 2 370

Sri Lanka Colombo 65 610 1 830

Vietnam Hanoi 329 556 7 650

Iran Tehran 1 645 000 7 100

Yemen Sana'a 531 869 1 610

Jordan Amman 96 188 458 <

Myanmar Yangon 676 581 4 680

Sikkim Gantok 7 200 40.6

Bangladesh Dhaka 143 998 12 200

Singapore Singapore 647 340

Israel Tel Aviv [2] 580

Albania Tirana 340 28 748

Ireland Dublin 360 70 282

Estonia Tallinn 150 45 200

Andorra Andorra 7.2 468

Monaco Monaco 3.1 1.95

Luxembourg Luxembourg 41.7 2 586

Spain Madrid 3 970 505 925

Sweden Stockholm 884 449 964

Macedonia Skopje 220 25 713

Italy Rome 5 720 301 277

San Marino San Marino 2.5 61

Hungary Budapest 1 021 93 031

Yugoslavia Belgrade 1 054 102 173

Greece Athens 1 050 131 957

Switzerland Bern 730 41 284

Moldova Chisinau 431 33 700

Lithuania Vilnius 370 65 200

Latvia Riga 250 64 600

Vatican Vatican City 0.13 0.44

Paris, France 5 850 551 602

Rykjavik, Iceland 27.4 103 000

Warsaw, Poland 3 860 312 683

London, United Kingdom 5 882 244 100

Liechtenstein W?adowska 3.1 160

Slovakia Bratislava 540 49 035 <

Netherlands Amsterdam 513 338 145

Ukraine Kiev 5 140 603 700

Portugal Lisbon 992 92 072

Malta Valletta 37.5 316

Russia Moscow 14 770 17 075 400

Belgium Brussels 1 020 30 528

Croatia Zagreb 450 56 538

Finland Helsinki 513 338 145

Bulgaria Sofia 840 110 993

Germany Berlin 8 220 356 970

Czech Republic Prague 1 033 78 864

Romania Bucharest 2 260 237 500

Oslo, Norway 440 386 958

Ljubljana, Slovenia 198 20 256

Vienna, Austria 820 83 858

Minsk, Belarus 1 031 207 600

Copenhagen, Denmark 527 43 094

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 380 51 129

Egypt Cairo 6 450 1 002 000

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 1 110 274 200

Madagascar Tananarive 1 580 627 000

Algeria Algiers 2 950 2 381 741

Burundi Bujumbusa 640 27 834

Equatorial Guinea Malabo 42 28 051

Togo Lomé 430 56 600

Angola Luanda 1 160 1 246 700

Ethiopia Addis Ababa 5 865 1 103 600

Nigeria Abuja 11 840 923 768

South Africa Pretoria 4 330 1 221 037

Senegal Dakor 880 196 722

Cape Verde Praia 40.6 4 033

Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome 12.9 1 001

Swaziland Mbabane 96.6 17 363

Niger Niamey 570 1 267 627

Mauritius Port Louis 113 2 040

Guinea-Bissau Bissau 110 36 125

Eritrea Asmara 353 125 000

Tanzania Dar es Salaam 3 150 945 087

Sudan Kassam 3 000 2 505 813

Guinea Knakri 760 245 857

C?te d'Ivoire Yamoussoukro 1 430 322 463

Chad N'Djamena 670 1 284 000

Comoros Moroni 65.1 2 235

Sierra Leone Freiden 451 72 326

< p>Central Africa Bangui 340 622 984

Zambia Lusaka 965 752 614

Uganda Kampala 2 080 241 038

Mauritania Nouakchott 240 1 030 000

Libya Tripoli 580 1 759 540

Cameroon Yaoundé 1 390 475 422

Djibouti Djibouti 62.3 23 200

Liberia Monrovia 276 111 370

Zimbabwe Harare 1 170 390 759

Congo Brazzaville 267.9 342 000

Mali Bamako 1 150 1 241 238

Lesotho Maseru 210 30 344

Gabon Libreville 132 267 667

Congo Kinshasa 342 000 267.9

Morocco Rabat 2 750 459 000

Gambia Banjul 117 10 380

Ghana Accra 1 830 239 460 <

Kenya Nairobi 3 052 582 646

Malawi Lilongwe 1 010 118 484

Namibia Vindhoek 162 824 269

Seychelles Victoria 7.6 455

Botswana Haborone 4 330 581 730

Mozambique Maputo 1 830 799 380

Benin Porto Novo 430 56 600

Rwanda Kigali 801 26 338

Somalia Mogadishu 1 020 637 657

Tunisia Tunisia 930 164 150

Argentina Buenos Aires 3 570 2 780 000

< p>Paraguay Asuncion 510 406 752

Brazil Brasilia 16 310 8 547 403

Bolivia Sucre 780 1 098 581

Venezuela Caracas 2 280 916 700

Chile Santiago 1 460 756 626

Uruguay Montevideo 320 176 215

Suriname Paramaribo 47.9 169 265

Peru Lima 2 440 1 285 216

Colombia Santa Fe de Bogotá 3 710 1 141 748

Ecuador Quito 1 190 270 670

Guyana Georgetown 84.7 214 969 <

Bahamas Nassau 28.8 13 939

Panama Panama City 270 77 082

Nicaragua Managua 431 12.1428

Barbados Bridgetown 26.4 431

Jamaica Kingston 253 10 991

Haiti Port au Prince 718 2.7750

Mexico Mexico City 9 550 1 967 183

Guatemala Guatemala 1 120 108 889

Cuba Havana 1 110 110 860

Honduras Tegucigalpa 600 112 492

Grenada St. George's 10 344

Costa Rica San Jose 370 51 100

Dominica*** and the State of Santo Domingo 810 48 464

St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 4.5 261.6

United States Washington 27 160 9 372 614

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingston 11.8 389

Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 131 5 128

Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 7 442

The Commonwealth of Dominica Roseau 7.4 751

Belmopan, Belize 22.1 22 963

El Salvador San Salvador 590 21 393

Canada Ottawa 2 990 9 970 610

St. Lucia Castries 14.7 616

The Bahamas Nassau 28.8 13 939

Panama Panama City 270 77 082

Nicaragua Managua 431 12.1428

Barbados Bridgetown 26.4 431

Jamaica Kingston 253 10,991

Haiti Port-au-Prince 718 2.7750

Mexico Mexico City 9,550 1,967,183

Guatemala Guatemala 1,120 108,889

Cuba Havana 1,110,110,860

Honduras Tegucigalpa 600 112,492

Grenada St. George's 10 344

Costa Rica San José 370 51 100

Dominica*** and the State of Santo Domingo 810 48 464

St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 4.5 261.6

United States Washington, D.C. 27 160 9 372 614

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingston 11.8 389

Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 131 5 128

Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 7 442

Rosso, Commonwealth of Dominica 7.4 751

Belize Belmopan 22.1 22 963

El Salvador San Salvador 590 21 393 <

Canada Ottawa 2 990 9 970 610

St. Lucia Castries 14.7 616

The Bahamas Nassau 28.8 13 939

Panama Panama City 270 77 082

Nicaragua Managua 431 12.1428

Barbados Bridgetown 26.4 431

Jamaica Kingston 253 10 991

Haiti Port-au-Prince 718 2.7750

Mexico Mexico City 9 550 1 967 183

Guatemala Guatemala 1 120 108 889

Cuba Havana 1 110 110 860

Honduras Tegucigalpa 600 112 492

Grenada St. George's 10 344

Costa Rica San José 370 51 100

Dominican*** and State Santo Domingo 810 48 464

St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 4.5 261.6

United States Washington, DC 27 160 9 372 614

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingston 11.8 389

Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain 131 5 128

Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 7 442

The Commonwealth of Dominica Roseau 7.4 751

Belize Belmopan 22.1 22 963

El Salvador San Salvador 590 21 393

Canada Ottawa 2,990 9,970 610

St. Lucia Castries 14.7 616

The Bahamas Nassau 28.8 13 939

Panama Panama City 270 77 082

Nicaragua Managua 431 12.1428

Barbados Bridgetown 26.4 431

Jamaica Kingston 253 10 991

Haiti Port-au-Prince 718 2.7750

Mexico Mexico City 9 550 1 967 183

Guatemala Guatemala 1 120 108 889

Cuba Havana 1 110 110 860

Honduras Tegucigalpa 600 112 492

Grenada St. George's 10 344

Costa Rica San José 370 51 100

Dominican*** and State Santo Domingo 810 48 464

St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 4.5 261.6

United States Washington, D.C. 27 160 9 372 614

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingston 11.8 389

Trinidad and Tobago Port-of-Spain 131 5 128

Antigua and Barbuda St. John's 7 442

State of Dominica Roseau 7.4 751

Belize Belmopan 22.1 22 963

El Salvador San Salvador 590 21 393

Canada Ottawa 2 990 9 970 610

St. Lucia Castries 14.7 616

The Bahamas Nassau 28.8 13 939

Panama Panama City 270 77 082 <

Overview of the 2008 Beijing Olympic National Stadium

The main venue of the 29th Olympic Games is located in the Beijing Olympic Park, on the east side of the northern end of the city's central axis. With a building area of 258,000 square meters and a land area of 204,000 square meters, the stadium will be responsible for the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field competitions, men's soccer finals and other events during the 2008 Olympic Games, and will be able to accommodate an audience of 100,000 people, including 20,000 temporary seats.

Introduction of the National Aquatics Center for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

The National Aquatics Center is located in the Beijing Olympic Park, one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is separated from the National Stadium on both sides of the northern end of the central axis of the city of Beijing, *** with the formation of a relatively complete image of the famous historical and cultural city of Beijing. The National Swimming Center has a planned construction site of 62,950 square meters, with a total floor area of 65,000-80000 square meters, of which the underground part has a floor area of not less than 15,000 square meters.

** Counting 11 new venues

1 National Stadium

2 National Swimming Center

3 National Gymnasium

4 Beijing Shooting Gym

5 Wukesong Gymnasium

6 Laoshan Velodrome

7 Olympic Water Park

8 China Agricultural University Gymnasium

9 Peking University Gymnasium

10 University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium

11 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

11 Renovated Venues

12 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium

13 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium

14 Workers' Stadium

15 Workers' Stadium

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16 Capital Stadium

17 Fengtai Softball Stadium

18 Yingdong Swimming Pool

19 Laoshan Velodrome

20 Beijing Shooting Range Disc Range

21 Beijing Institute of Technology Stadium

22 Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Stadium

9 Temporary Venues

23 Fencing Pavilion at China National Convention Center

24 Hockey Rink at Olympic Forest Park

25 Archery Rink at Olympic Forest Park

26 Tennis Courts at Olympic Forest Park

27 Baseball Stadium at Wukesong

28 Beach Volleyball Courts

29 BMX Race Tracks

30 Iron Man Triathlon Tracks Circuit

31 Urban Road Cycling Circuit

6 Olympic Venues Outside Beijing

32 Qingdao International Sailing Center

33 Hong Kong Olympic Racecourse

34 Shanghai Stadium

35 Tianjin Olympic Stadium

36 Wulihe Stadium

37 Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium.

Olympic events

There will be no more changes to the 28 major and sub-competition events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now that we are 1 year away from the 2008 Olympics, the competition programs are basically set.

According to the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Games competition program is divided in this way: the big events (SPORT), sub-divisions (DISCIPINES) and small events (EVENT).

Like the Athens Olympics, the Beijing Olympics will feature 28 major sports, which are:

Athletics

Rowing

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Boxing

Kayaking

Bicycle

Fencing

Gymnastics

Weightlifting

Handball

Hockey

Judo

Wrestling

Aquatics

Modern Pentathlon

Baseball

Horsemanship

Taekwondo

Tennis

Table tennis

Shooting

Archery

Triathlon

Sailing

Volleyball.

Some of the events have no sub-divisions, and the most sub-divisions are in aquatics, which includes four sub-divisions: swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo and diving. Athletics, although it has no sub-divisions, has 46 sub-divisions, including 24 for men and 22 for women, the most gold medals of any Olympic sport. Swimming, which has no sub-divisions but has 32 sub-divisions, 16 for men and 16 for women, is next.

Roger made the remarks during a visit to Nanjing for the opening ceremony of China's 10th National Games. He said that although the competition is different from the other 28 major events in the Olympics, it is after all a major breakthrough for wushu to move to the Olympic stage.

According to Wang Xiaolin, director of the Wushu Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport, Logue talked about Beijing's bid to enter the Olympics in an interview with the media in Nanjing on the 13th. This is also the first time that Rogge said that wushu will become a competition item in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and also clarified the rumor that "wushu will become a performance item in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games".

Olympic mascot

Fuwa is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, whose colors and inspirations are derived from the five Olympic rings, China's vast mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, as well as the images of favorite animals.

The Fuwa convey to children around the world the spirit of friendship, peace and positive development, and the wish for harmony between man and nature. Fuwa are five cute and close friends, whose shapes incorporate images of fish, giant pandas, the Olympic flame, the Tibetan antelope and swallows.

Fuwa Beibei, Fuwa Jingjing, Fuwa Huanhuan, Fuwa Yingying, Fuwa Nini Each doll has a catchy name: "Beibei", "Jingjing", "Huanhuan", Jingjing", "Huanhuan", "Yingying", and "Nini". In China, hyphenated names are a traditional way of expressing love for a child. When the names of the five dolls are linked together, you can read Beijing's invitation to the world, "Welcome to Beijing".

The Fuwa represent dreams and the aspirations of the Chinese people. Their prototypes and headdresses imply their connection to the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky, and their image design applies traditional Chinese artistic expressions to show China's splendid culture.

Bringing blessings to all corners of the world For a long time, China has had a tradition of conveying blessings through symbols. Each doll of the Beijing Olympic mascot represents a good wish: prosperity, joy, passion, health and good luck. The dolls carry Beijing's hospitality and blessings to all corners of the world, inviting people from all over the world*** to gather in Beijing to celebrate the 2008 Olympic Games.

The blessing that Bei Bei delivers is prosperity. In traditional Chinese culture and art, "fish" and "water" motifs are symbols of prosperity and harvest, and people use "carp jumping over the dragon gate" to symbolize success in business and the realization of their dreams, as well as "fish" and "water" motifs. "Fish" also has the connotation of auspiciousness and surplus, and the yearly surplus. Bei Bei's head is decorated with a fish pattern from the Neolithic period of China. Bei Bei is gentle and pure, a master of water sports, and reflects the blue ring of the Olympic rings.

Jingjing is an innocent giant panda who brings joy wherever he goes. As China's national treasures, pandas are loved by people all over the world. Jingjing comes from the vast forest, symbolizing the harmony between man and nature***s existence. His head motif is derived from the lotus petal shape on Song porcelain. Jingjing is optimistic and full of strength, representing the black ring of the five Olympic rings.

Huanhuan is the big brother of Fuwa. He is a fire doll, symbolizing the Olympic flame. Huanhuan is the embodiment of sports passion, and he spreads his passion all over the world, conveying the Olympic spirit of faster, higher and stronger. Wherever Huanhuan goes, he spreads the passion of Beijing 2008 to the world. Huanhuan's head motif is inspired by the flames in Dunhuang murals. Huanhuan is an outgoing personality who is familiar with various ball sports and represents the red ring of the five Olympic rings.

YingYing is a nimble and agile Tibetan antelope that comes from the vast western part of China to spread the blessing of good health to the world. Yingying is a Tibetan antelope, a protected animal endemic to the Tibetan Plateau, and is a showcase for the Green Olympics.

NiNi comes from the sky, a swallow flying with its wings spread, and its shape is inspired by Beijing's traditional sand swallow kite. The name "Yan" also represents Yanjing (the ancient name for Beijing). Nini brings spring and joy to people, and spreads the good wishes of "good luck" wherever she flies. The innocent, joyful and athletic Nini will make her debut in the gymnastics competition, representing the green ring of the five Olympic rings.

Olympic Games emblem

The "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" emblem organically combines the Xiao-shaped seal, Chinese characters and the five-ringed emblem, which is full of profound vitality. The size of the emblem unites the East and the West; between the strokes, it sublimates the spirit of the Olympic Games.

"China Seal - Dancing Beijing" is not an ordinary seal. It is the biggest gap in the list of host cities in the nearly 100-year history of the Olympic Games! She is the first step taken by the Chinese nation in the history of organizing the Olympic Games! She is the first interpretation of the Olympic Charter by the Chinese civilization! She is also the largest number of people committed to the Olympic Movement!

French sculptor Rodin once said: "Beauty is everywhere, for our eyes, not the lack of beauty, but the lack of discovery". From the cultural and aesthetic point of view, taste her beauty, dig her deep connotation.

1, the Chinese seal

Chinese seal anciently known as seal, seal, treasure, chapter, "seal", "seal letter", "mark", "Zhu Ji", "contract", "customs defense", "seal", "charm ", "deed", "bet", "stamp" and so on, is the history of the emergence of a variety of customary name. Ancient seals were popular in ancient times, and their simple and childish appearance embodies the understanding and pursuit of beauty by people in different times, and is steeped in the deep and mysterious beauty of history. Among them, there is a class of pictures into the seal of the seal, which is the Xiao-shaped seal.

Shaw-shaped seal is our country in the pre-Qin that has been the form of seal. The two Han Dynasty is the flourishing period of the ancient Xiao-shaped seal. That period of Xiao-shaped seal, there are carved national reverence and myths and legends of the "four spirit seal", "tiger seal", "deer seal", "phoenix seal "," Fuxi seal "," the gods and men manipulate snake seal "and other seal patterns; also reflect the reality of social life of various types of Xiao-shaped seal, such as" drumming seal ", "drummer blowing yu seal", "long-sleeved dance seal" and other seal graphics; there are also "cattle plowing seal", "juggling seal, "animal taming seal" from different sides to reflect the Han Dynasty people's life, entertainment scene of the seal form.

According to the relics and historical records, as late as in the Warring States period, China has been the general use of seals. At first, the seal was used as a commercial exchange of goods when the credentials, but also a mark of credibility. After the unification of China by Qin Shihuang, the use of seals was expanded to characterize the rights and interests of those in power as a legal object, a symbol of the power of those in power.

China's seals have a certain understanding of the seal, if you come back to taste a "China Seal - Dancing Beijing", you will find her more lovely. Her above strokes, like words not words, like paintings not paintings; melting words in paintings, paintings in words; between strokes, dancing; dance in the rhyme, pen and ink indulgence; written in the form of bamboo bamboo Chinese characters "Beijing 2008" is more steeped in the depth and breadth of the art of Chinese calligraphy. All of this not only condenses the development trajectory of China's ancient seals from words to paintings, but also interprets the mainstream viewpoint of China's ancient philosophy of striving for mediocrity. All these, together with the red seal clay and giant square seal symbolizing China, make the "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" accumulate a lot of historical information and rich cultural essence, no wonder Mr. Breed Copeland, the design director of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and one of the participants of the emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games, from the many emblem design proposals, once he saw the "China Seal - Dancing Beijing", he was surprised to see that the "China Seal" is the most important emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games. No wonder Mr. Brad Copeland, one of the participants in the design of the 2008 Olympic Games emblem, saw the "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" from many emblem designs and immediately said, "She is Chinese!

2. Dancing Beijing

"China Seal - Dancing Beijing" is a metaphor for China's credibility and composure. As the emblem of the Games, it also expresses the vitality and charm of Beijing. Beijing is dancing, dancing with the rhythm of the times; Beijing is not only an ancient city rich in cultural traditions, but also a modern city rich in the spirit of innovation - this is another symbol of "China Seal - Dancing Beijing".

According to the investigation, the dance pattern colored pottery basin unearthed in Shangsunzhai, Datong County, Qinghai Province, which is about 5,000 years old, is the oldest known primitive dance image in China. On the inner wall of the pot, there are three groups of dancers, each group of five people dancing in line arm in arm.

China's ancient Daxia music and dance has nine sections, the performance of the actors wearing leather hats, dressed in plain clothes, ancient style. Shang dynasty witch dance is widely used in various sacrificial occasions. The son of Zhou had the dance of "eight rows of dancers", and the Qin and Han dynasties had specialized music and dance organs. Zhao Feiyan at the end of the Western Han Dynasty was a well-known dancer. Wei Jin and North and South Dynasties, the scholarly class enjoyment wind is very prevalent, light singing and dancing, day after day. Sui and Tang dynasties is a very prosperous era of dance, "Nishang Yuyi Dance", "Hu Xuan Dance" is one of the best. Ming and Qing folk songs and dances are also very rich, only the Han people have rice-planting songs, flower drums, tea, lanterns, playing Lianxiang, running boats, bamboo horses and other various titles. In modern times, the Chinese traditional dance has been revitalized, producing many excellent works, such as the "Po Lin Lantern", "Dagger Club" and "Silk Road Flower Rain" and so on.

It can be seen that in all ages in China, dance has been inseparable from life. Our ancient ancestors accompanied the dance to labor, sacrifice, hold various ceremonies and express various feelings. We are going to host the Olympic Games for the first time. For such a world event, we can certainly express it in the language of dance. Moore, the famous British abstract sculptor, said: "The most outstanding feature of all primitive arts is their vibrant vitality". This is exactly the kind of vigor we see in "China Mark - Dancing Beijing".

The human figure in "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" is a déjà vu, which is the dancing posture in Dunhuang murals that originated from the dance "Silk Road Flowers and Rain". The exaggerated proportions of the body and the position of the limbs, the stretching strokes and the simple composition fully express the enthusiasm and boldness of the Beijing people, and the unrestrained dancing fully predicts the future of the city of Beijing. We seem to see a dancer full of enthusiasm and hope, passion and vigor, cheering to those who cheer him. Of course, he danced not only the enthusiasm of the people, he also will be the Olympic Games "faster, higher, stronger" concept written "dance" out.

3, a monument in the emblem

To understand more about the "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" as the reason for an Olympic Games emblem, it is necessary to make a general examination of the previous Olympic Games emblem.

Counting the "China Seal - Dancing Beijing", there have been 46 emblems in the history of the Olympic Games. In the Olympic Games nearly 100 years of history, the Olympic Games emblem from scratch, from complexity to simplicity, the emblem design out of a road from the concrete to the abstract. In the previous Olympic Games, the emblem had not yet appeared, and the visual images representing the image of the Olympic Games were often undertaken by posters. Initially, the emblem pattern, mostly represents the organizing country's regional symbols or sports images of the pattern; later, the combination of regional and sports motifs of the emblem arose; and then later, the emergence of the abstraction of the pattern.

The changes in the emblem's design, such as those described above, fit perfectly with the imprint of the Western School of Painting. Leaving aside the older to the realism of the academy and religious schools of painting do not talk about, just from the 19th century romanticism (including symbolism), realism (including naturalism) to impressionism and then later the fauvism, expressionism, abstract art, surrealism, and then later post-modern painting, the history of western art has traveled through a "realistic" to "abstract", "realistic" to "abstract". Western art history has gone through a development path from "realism" to "abstraction" and then to "no subject matter". Whether in terms of aesthetic theory or art practice, abstract patterns are the most metaphorical patterns, the most expressive patterns.

If we take "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" as a Chinese character "京", it is the first time in the history of the Olympic emblem that Chinese character glyphs are introduced. Chinese characters are ideograms, a symbolic symbol system. The strokes of the Chinese characters are full of the atmosphere of life and metaphors of the meaning of life. If we consider "China Seal - Dancing Beijing" as a "human" painting, it is an outstanding application of oriental painting techniques. Compared with the strict realistic approach of the West, Oriental paintings are more flexible and generalized in terms of spatial requirements, allowing for virtualization and omission. However, it is this virtualization and omission that creates a real and unlimited space for the viewer's imagination. "Chinese Seal - Dancing Beijing" is a successful art practice that combines Chinese calligraphy, seal, dance, painting and Western modern art concepts. She expresses the ideas that people want to express, and also holds the ideals that people want to give to her. She is Chinese and she is global. She will deservedly become an artistic monument in the history of the visual image of the Olympic Movement.

"China Seal - Dancing Beijing" of a stroke, each of her constituent elements, carrying the heavy Chinese cultural traditions and the Olympic spirit, highlighting the advanced concept of aesthetics and the passion of the times. What she brings to people is not only an unprecedented emblem in the history of the Olympic Games, but also another development of Chinese civilization in the history of world civilization.

Olympic Games torch

2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch length of 72 cm, weighing 985 grams, burning time of 15 minutes, the flame height of 25 to 30 centimeters in zero wind speed, in the bright light and daylight can be identified and photographed. In the process of using cone curved shaped shaped one-time forming technology and aluminum corrosion and coloring technology. The fuel is propane.

Beijing Olympic torch creative inspiration from the "origin * * * * birth, harmony * * * * integration" of the "Xiangyun" pattern. The cultural concept of auspicious clouds has a time span of thousands of years in China and is a representative symbol of Chinese culture. The design of the torch is inspired by the traditional Chinese paper scroll. Paper is one of the four great inventions of China, which was introduced to the West through the Silk Road. Human civilization spread with the advent of paper. The use of red lacquer on the torch, which originated from the Han Dynasty, makes it distinctly different from previous Olympic torch designs. The contrasting colors of red and silver create an eye-catching visual effect, which is conducive to various forms of media communication. Torch up and down the proportion of uniform division, auspicious cloud pattern and three-dimensional relief process design makes the whole torch elegant and gorgeous, heavy connotation.

The Olympic Torch is approved by the International Olympic Committee, used for the Olympic flame burning, handheld torch. The Olympic torch is the carrier of the Olympic flame. Starting from the 11th Olympic Games in 1936, each Olympic Games has produced a torch that reflects the cultural characteristics of the host country and meets high-tech requirements, and has become an important legacy of the Olympic Movement.

Beijing Olympic torch length of 72 centimeters, weighing 985 grams, burning time of 15 minutes, in zero wind speed flame height of 25 to 30 centimeters, in the bright light and daylight can be identified and photographed. In the process of using cone curved shaped shaped one-off technology and aluminum corrosion and coloring technology. The fuel is propane, which meets the requirements of environmental protection. The torch shape production materials are recyclable and environmentally friendly materials.

Beijing Olympic Games torch art and technical characteristics:

Beijing Olympic Games torch creative inspiration from the "origin *** birth, harmony *** integration" of the "Xiangyun" pattern. The cultural concept of auspicious clouds has a time span of thousands of years in China and is a representative symbol of Chinese culture. The design of the torch is inspired by the traditional Chinese paper scroll. Paper is one of the four great inventions of China, which was introduced to the West through the Silk Road. Human civilization spread with the advent of paper. The use of red lacquer on the torch, which originated from the Han Dynasty, makes it distinctly different from previous Olympic torch designs. The contrasting colors of red and silver create an eye-catching visual effect, which is conducive to various forms of media communication. The ratio of the torch up and down is evenly divided, and the auspicious cloud pattern and three-dimensional relief craft design make the whole torch elegant and magnificent, with heavy connotation.

Beijing Olympic torch in the combustion stability and adaptability to the external environment has reached a new level of technology, can be 65 kilometers per hour strong winds and 50 millimeters per hour rain to keep burning. The design is made of thin, high-quality aluminum alloy and hollow plastic parts, which is very lightweight. The lower half of the torch is coated with high-touch plastic paint, which is comfortable and not easy to slip off. The Beijing Olympic torch is a product of China's independent design and development, with full intellectual property rights.

The fuel used in the Beijing Olympic torch is propane, which is an inexpensive and commonly used fuel. Its main components are carbon and hydrogen, only carbon dioxide and water after combustion, no other substances, will not cause pollution to the environment.