Traditional culture in torch design

Please. Guangzhou is the Asian Games ~ ~ ~

Emblem of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

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.

1. Chinese seal?

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; "Beijing 2008" written with bamboo slips and Chinese characters is even more saturated with the profoundness of China's calligraphy art, which not only condenses the development track described by words in ancient seal script in China, but also interprets the mainstream doctrine of the mean in ancient philosophy in 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.

2. Dancing Beijing?

"Dancing Beijing with Chinese Seal" symbolizes China's credibility and composure. As the emblem of the sports meeting, she also shows the vitality and charm of Beijing. Beijing is dancing, dancing with the rhythm of the times; Beijing is not only a famous ancient city with rich cultural traditions, but also a modern city with innovative spirit ―― this is another meaning of "Dancing Beijing with China and India".

3. Monument in the emblem?

In order to better understand the reason why "Chinese seal dancing Beijing" became the Olympic emblem, it is necessary for us to make a general investigation of the Olympic emblems in previous years.

If "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" is regarded as a Chinese character "Jing", it is the first time in the history of the Olympic emblem that Chinese characters have been introduced. Chinese characters are ideographic characters and a symbol system. Every stroke in Chinese characters is full of contrast to the atmosphere of life and metaphor for the meaning of life. If "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" is regarded as a "human"-shaped painting, it is an outstanding application of oriental painting expression. She belongs to China and the world. She will be a well-deserved artistic monument in the history of Olympic visual image.

"Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" is a stroke by stroke, and each component carries the dignified cultural tradition of China and the strong Olympic spirit, showing the advanced aesthetic concept and high-spirited 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. ?

Xiangyun torch

The torch of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was inspired by the "auspicious cloud" pattern of "origin, harmony and harmony". The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a time span of several thousand years in China, and it is a representative cultural symbol of China. The design of the torch was inspired by the traditional paper roll in China. Paper is one of the four great inventions in China and spread to the west through the Silk Road. Human civilization spread with the appearance of paper. The application of lacquer red, which originated in the Han Dynasty, on the torch makes it obviously different from the torch design of previous Olympic Games. The contrasting colors of red and silver produce striking visual effects, which is beneficial to various forms of media communication. The torch is divided into upper and lower parts, the auspicious cloud pattern and the three-dimensional relief process design make the whole torch elegant and gorgeous, with rich connotations.

Guangzhou Asian Games Emblem 20 10

The emblem of the Olympic Council of Asia-A Round of Sixteen Red Days is located at the upper right, with the abstract Wuyang sculpture as the main body. The base of Wuyang is the English emblem of the 6th Asian Games. Guangzhou Pinyin and Arabic numeral 20 10, together with * * *, constitute the emblem of Guangzhou Asian Games. The emblem has the meaning of "the Asian Games shines in Yangcheng" and "athletes strive to be leaders". There is no lack of sports passion and visual impact in the simplicity of the whole emblem. At the same time, it has distinctive Guangzhou characteristics and is integrated into Guangzhou local culture. According to the regulations, the design of the emblem of the Asian Games must reflect the emblem of the Olympic Council of Asia-the first round of 16 red sun and the time and place of the Asian Games, as well as the profound cultural characteristics of the host country and city. )

The idea of the emblem originated from a beautiful legend. According to legend, a long time ago, there was a drought in Guangzhou and there was no harvest. People have nothing to do but pray for the blessing of the gods day and night. Their piety finally touched the five immortals. The fairies floated here on five fairy sheep with different colors and ears of rice. They gave the ears of grain to people, hoping that there would never be famine here. After that, they flew away, and the five fairy sheep turned into stones and stayed on earth. Since then, the weather here has been good every year, and the grain has been abundant. Because of this magical legend, Guangzhou is called "Yangcheng" and "Guangzhou City". Today, there is a statue of Wuyang in Yuexiu Park in Guangzhou, which is the most symbolic city emblem of Guangzhou.

In the traditional culture of China, "sheep" is an auspicious thing, which can bring people good luck. "Sheep" is associated with "auspicious" in ancient Chinese characters in China, and "auspicious" can also be written as "auspicious sheep". The word "beauty" in China's writings consists of "sheep" and "big", which are the traditional aesthetic concepts of China. In China, many words and phrases related to beauty are related to the word "sheep". Therefore, adopting the concept of "sheep" means that the people of Guangzhou will greet the 20 10 Asian Games with the best attitude and will dedicate the best things to the people of Asia and other countries in the world.

The emblem pattern and soft rising lines form the outline of Wuyang and look like a torch. The composition is abstract and concrete, smart and elegant, yet steady, which symbolizes that the flame of the Asian Games will burn and never go out. It not only embodies the symbol of Guangzhou, but also expresses the good wishes of the people of Guangzhou, and also shows the dynamic nature of the Games.

In addition, the torch design of Guangzhou Asian Games has not been finalized, and several schemes are being voted!

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