What are the Chinese elements in the Beijing Winter Olympics?

Chinese elements in the Beijing Winter Olympics:

1. Opening Ceremony "Five Rings of Ice and Snow"

A drop of water becomes ice. A drop of ice-blue ink falls from the sky, transforming into the water of the Yellow River and pouring down. The mood of the whole picture comes from the old Chinese poem "The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky", which is a romantic imagination and praise to China's mother river. The tumbling waves eventually condense into a world of crystal clear ice and snow, which also seems to have frozen time.

2. Opening Ceremony Snowflake Guidance Signs

According to the Opening Ceremony Media Guide, and in accordance with the design concept of "a snowflake" throughout the ceremony, the guidance signs held by the ushers were modeled after glowing snowflakes. The design is inspired by the "Chinese knot" pattern. The Chinese knot is an ancient Chinese hand-woven craft where a knot is woven with a single thread from beginning to end, signifying unity and good fortune.

3, the opening ceremony tiger hat

According to the "Opening Ceremony Media Guide", the design of the guide's clothing using ice and snow patterns and Chinese painting style. It is worth mentioning that all the ushers are wearing beanie hats with traditional tiger head motifs from the folklore of Hebei province. 2022 is the "Year of the Tiger" in the Chinese lunar calendar, and traditionally, people used to give children tiger head hats in the Year of the Tiger.

4, Beijing Winter Olympic torch?

The Winter Olympics torch "Flying", to the 2008 Olympic torch tower-shaped tribute, like a large scroll. The design of the "Flying" is inspired by the leaves in nature and follows the oriental philosophy of "Taoism and Nature". The red and silver exterior symbolizes the fusion of ice and fire, implying that the torch illuminates the world of snow and ice to bring warmth and light.

5, Beijing Winter Olympic Games fire stage?

Beijing Winter Olympic Games kindling platform, "bearing the sky and carrying things" as the design concept, the creative inspiration also comes from the precious ancient relics - traditional bronze ceremonial vessels: Zun, modeling style and torch, kindling lamp harmony.