Information about Fuwa

5: 30 on June 5438, 2004+February 1 is the final deadline. In the past four months, BOCOG Cultural Activities Department, which is in charge of the collection work, has become the busiest place, with consultation calls, letters and emails pouring in from Beijing, the whole country and all over the world. More than 3,000 letters and amateur design drafts, and countless consultation calls have kept the staff in the collection office busy. After qualification certification in accordance with relevant regulations, 662 valid entries were confirmed. Among them, Chinese mainland works 6 1 1, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan works 12 and 39 foreign works.

The solicitation activities attracted great creative enthusiasm of China designers. Except for two provinces and regions in Chinese mainland, there are design institutions and personnel involved. Overseas Chinese and students studying in China also sent their love works. Many foreign designers are also very concerned about this activity. Designers from Britain, the United States, Canada and countries such as South Korea, Japan, Singapore and India in Asia also sent their works. In their works, there are not only images of giant pandas, the Monkey King, Tibetan antelopes and elk which are very familiar to the public, but also many new shapes with distinctive expressive force and unique style. Most of the works not only show the characteristics of China, but also absorb the creative concept of Olympic mascots.

On June 5438+February 65438+May 2004, according to the Rules for the Selection of Mascot Design for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Olympic Organizing Committee invited 24 experts and scholars who have made outstanding achievements in the field of art and culture at home and abroad to make artistic selection for all valid entries according to the requirements of mascot design. On the same day, 662 works were laid out on the table in the conference hall on floor 0/6 of Bocog/Kloc-the judges had to select 10 works that they thought were satisfactory.

Pang Bangben, the painter and executive vice president of the Comic Branch of China Oriental Culture Research Association, recalled that their choice at that time was quite difficult. Many of their favorite images may have thousands of similar things, which leads to the trouble of repeated inspection of intellectual property rights in the future. Due to the particularity of mascots, space should be reserved for future materials, cartoon shooting of mascots and extensive market development. Therefore, there are many factors to consider in the initial evaluation.

On June165438+1October1day, 2005, the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games was unveiled, consisting of five "Fuwa": "Fuwa Huanhuan" stands for passion with the Olympic flame as the background.

The prototype of "Fuwa Jingjing" is a panda, which comes from the forest and represents joy. "Fuwa Beibei" is a baby fish, which comes from rivers and lakes and represents prosperity. The prototype of "Fuwa Yingying" is Tibetan antelope, which comes from grassland and represents health. The prototype of "Fuwa Nini" is a swallow, which falls from the sky and represents luck. Fuwa conveys the spirit of friendship, peace and initiative to people all over the world, as well as the beautiful wish of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Their prototypes and headdresses contain their connection with the ocean, forest, fire, earth and sky. Their image design applies the expression of China traditional art and shows the splendid culture of China.

The creativity and modeling of Fuwa, the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games, have aroused widespread concern and discussion from all walks of life, with different opinions and expectations. Sun, a painter who has created 700 classic colored paintings of mountains and seas, said that the design of the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games is very creative and the shape is too featureless. If I draw it, it will be amazing, which is a pity.

First, the cultural connotation of the number five

The choice of five Fuwa mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games not only echoes the Olympic rings, but also conforms to the national conditions of China with a large population, a long history and rich culture. At the same time, it is also closely related to digital culture, which is an important part of China's traditional culture, such as Five Elements, Five Blessingg, Five Guarantees, all corners of the country and so on. Interested readers can refer to the author's book Wonderful Numbers and Culture in Life (China Foreign Translation Publishing Company).

Furthermore, it is a very long cultural tradition in China to use the number five to represent the east, west, north and south. 4,200 years ago, the document Wu Zang Shan Jing in Yu era divided the world into five regions: Nanshan Jing, Xishan Jing, Beishan Jing, Dongshan Jing and Zhongshan Jing. The Chinese nation's "center", China's "center" and China people's "center" all come from this orientation concept.

Second, the cultural connotation of Beibei, the Fuwa of Pisces

According to related reports, Beibei's blessing is prosperity. In China traditional culture and art, the patterns of "fish" and "water" are symbols of prosperity and harvest. People use "carp yue longmen" to mean successful career and dream realization, and "fish" also means good luck every year. Beibei's head decoration adopts the fish pattern of Neolithic age in China. Beibei is gentle and innocent, and is a master of water sports, which is in harmony with the blue ring in the Olympic rings.

In Wen Lei: Mascot of Beijing Olympic Games, the author points out that the prototype of the dragon is a fish (to be exact, it is a giant salamander), and Wen Lei is an auspicious animal and "the largest in the world". "Five Tibetan Mountain Classics Xishan Classics" records: "It is also 180 miles west, which is called the mountain of Thai utensils. Watch the water flow out, and the west flows into quicksand. It is a multi-faceted ray, shaped like a carp, with bird wings, a pale and white head and a red beak. It often swims in the West Sea, swims in the East China Sea and flies at night. It sounds like a pheasant, tastes sour and sweet and tastes crazy. When you see it, the world will be big. " Taiqi Mountain, located in the west of Hetao area at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain today, belongs to an oasis in the desert.

Wenlei is a flying fish, which can symbolize the leap of sports, higher, faster and stronger; Manta rays fly between the West Sea and the East China Sea, which can symbolize the cultural exchange between the East and the West. From the design and modeling, Wen Lei looks like a carp with wings, red or gold, and its wings have a strong sense of movement and rhythm, which are helpful to design the ideal mascot pattern.

In other words, the concept of fish in good harvest is not only because fish and fish are homophonic, but originated from the ancient thunder fish in China.

Third, the cultural connotation of the panda Fuwa Jingjing

According to the report, Jingjing comes from the vast forest, symbolizing the harmony between man and nature. His head decoration originated from the lotus petal shape on Song porcelain. Jingjing is simple, honest, optimistic and full of strength, representing the black part of the Olympic rings.

Furthermore, pandas belong to bear animals, and one of the totems of the Huangdi clan is the bear (named after the bear), and the ancestors of the State of Chu were also named after the bear. There is a bear god in the ninth mountain range of the Five Zang Mountain Classics Zhongshan Classics: "It travels 150 miles eastward and is called Woong San. There are caves, bear caves, and getting closer to God. This is a cave that opens in summer and closes in winter. There must be soldiers in winter. There are more white jade above, more platinum below, more willows and more grass. "

The author interprets it in "The Whole Map of Mountains and Seas" (to be published) as follows: There should be more bears in Woong San, bears have the habit of hibernating, and it is abnormal for bears to come out in winter; There are many kinds of bears, but unfortunately the scriptures here don't say what bears are like here. As we all know, the giant panda is a specialty of China, and its black and white fur is very distinctive, mainly distributed in Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain. Because Woong San is located in the Daba Mountain area here, the bear here may refer to the giant panda; At the same time, the bear god may be dressed as a giant panda by local people, and an activity to worship the bear god is held in the bear cave in summer. Therefore, if people gather in the bear cave in winter, there must be an emergency, which indicates that war will break out.

It is worth noting that "Historical Records of Chu Benji" records "the ancestor of Chu, since the emperor Zhuan Xu and Levin". From then on, Levin was born. He was born with Shuzhang (a old boys), and Shuzhang was born with Li. Li Zhong's younger brother is Ng Wui (Zhu Rong), and Wu Huisheng is Lu Zhong; Lu Sheng had six children, six of whom were Ji Lian, surnamed Mi, and later Chu. Ji Liansheng is attached to the house, and he is attached to the cave bear. After that, at the micro level, either in China or in barbarians, they were empowered to help the world. In Zhou Wenwang, the Miao people in Jilian were called raccoons, and their names later used the word "bear". According to this, the gods of "Nine Classics" may be the ancestors of Chu.

In short, although the panda is clumsy, the bear also has a mighty character: people don't attack me, I don't attack, I'm not weak.

Fourth, the cultural connotation of the flame Fuwa Huanhuan

According to the report, Huanhuan Fuwa is a fire doll, symbolizing the Olympic flame and the embodiment of sports passion. He spread his passion to all parts of the world and conveyed the Olympic spirit faster, higher and stronger. Everywhere Huanhuan went, Beijing 2008 was full of enthusiasm for the world. Huanhuan headdress originated from the flame patterns in Dunhuang murals. He is extroverted and unrestrained, familiar with all kinds of ball games, representing the red ring of the Olympic rings.

Besides, China people like to compare prosperity with prosperity, because fire is a symbol of vitality. At the same time, China people have worshipped fire since ancient times. In the article Scientific Connotation of Fang Bi Bird, Kitchen God and Suiren, the author points out that Fang Bi Bird was the earliest fireman, Kitchen God (Yan Di) first solved the technical problem of avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning, and Suiren was the earliest human being. In fact, the author has written a series of articles in recent years and put forward the theory of intelligent autonomous design and the theory of general intelligence. According to this theory, human beings should be defined as "animals that use fire", and only "people can be counted as holding torches"! Because the earliest evidence of human using fire was found in China (Zhoukoudian Beijinger), China is really the hometown of human origin.

Cultural connotation of Tibetan antelope Fuwa welcoming guests.

According to the report, Yingying is an agile and swift Tibetan antelope, which comes from the vast land of western China and sends good health wishes to the world. Yingying is a unique protected animal in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and a demonstration of the Green Olympics. Yingying's head decoration combines the decorative styles of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Xinjiang and other western regions. He is agile and an excellent track and field athlete, representing the yellow ring in the Olympic rings.

Furthermore, in ancient China, sheep were symbols of good luck and beauty, such as three sheep opening Thailand. In early summer, Yan Di people (originated from Jiang Shui), Hou Ji people (mother is from Jiangyuan), Qiang people and Tibetans all take sheep as totem animals. Therefore, choosing Tibetan antelope as the mascot of Beijing Olympic Games can send a clear message to the world that "Tibet has been an important part of Chinese culture since ancient times".

Sixth, the cultural connotation of Yanzi Fuwa Nini

According to the report, Nini is from the sky, a swallow flying with wings spread, and her modeling creativity comes from the traditional Shayan kite in Beijing. Yan also stands for Yanjing (the title of ancient Beijing). Nini brings spring and joy to people. Wherever she flies, she spreads good wishes of "good luck". Naive, cheerful and agile Nini will make her debut in gymnastics competition. She represents the green ring in the Olympic rings.

Furthermore, the swallow is a "mysterious bird" and a totem animal of Shang Dynasty. In addition, Shao Hao people named their official positions after birds, which is like an ancient kingdom. Birds pay tribute to the phoenix. At the same time, China ancestors thought that the sun has three legs (sunbird, golden bird and fire phoenix), so birds can also represent the sun and light.

To sum up, the fish is actually a dragon, the panda Fuwa jingjing (Jing) is homophonic for today (Jin), and the flame Fuwa Huanhuan (hui) is similar. The Tibetan antelope Fuwa symbolizes Pentium, the swallow Fuwa symbolizes flying, and the five Fuwa together literally mean "Beijing welcomes you", but there is also the artistic conception of "Today's dragon will take off".

Mascot? Interpretation of Prosperity, Joy, Passion, Health and Good Luck Fuwa's colors and inspiration come from the Olympic rings, the vast mountains, rivers, lakes and seas of China and people's favorite animal images.

I sincerely wish that the Fuwa Olympic Games will bring good luck to people all over the world, so that the real cry of peace, friendship and progress can be transmitted to all parts of the world higher, faster and stronger. At the same time, I also hope that the athletes in China can take this as the driving force, work hard and make positive progress, and show their skills and win the championship in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Win glory for the people of the motherland and the Chinese nation!