What are the traditional cultural elements of Beijing Winter Olympics?

The traditional cultural elements of Beijing Winter Olympics include 24 solar terms, a drop of water turned into ice, a snowflake guide card, a "welcome" mask and a tiger hat.

1, "Twenty-four solar terms": In the ancient calendar of China, there were two solar terms every month, each with its own name and characteristics, and the annual "Twenty-four solar terms" were different. The "Twenty-four solar terms" were gradually formed by the ancient ancestors of China in the process of getting along with nature through long-term observation of the changing laws of animals, plants, weather and natural environment. The people of China used it to guide agricultural production and daily life.

Beijing Winter Olympics is the 24th in the history of Winter Olympics. The opening day of the Winter Olympics coincides with the "beginning of spring" in the "Twenty-four Solar Terms" and is also the first day of the "Twenty-four Solar Terms" in a year. The "24 solar terms" represent the time cycle of a year and the way people get along with nature and the world. It is used to count down and reflect China people's understanding of time. The opening of the Winter Olympics in "beginning of spring" also means that friends from all over the world will welcome a new spring together.

Since its birth, the solar term "beginning of spring" has been a festival to celebrate the coming spring in the ice and snow season. A frozen day is named the starting point of spring because China people believe that new vitality is often born from extreme cold.

2. A drop of water becomes ice. A drop of ice-blue ink fell from the sky, turned into the water of the Yellow River, and poured down. The artistic conception of the whole picture comes from China's ancient poem "How the water of the Yellow River moves out of the sky", which is a romantic imagination and praise for China's mother river. The rolling waves finally condensed into a crystal clear world of ice and snow, as if freezing time.

The "China Gate" and "China Window" carved by the athletes in the snow and ice are based on the classic traditional door and window patterns all over China. The "China Gate" that athletes walk through means that the people of China open their doors and welcome friends from all over the world to the Winter Olympics. The "Window of China" under the athletes' feet shows the wonderful rivers, mountains and natural landscapes all over China, and expresses the good wish of "opening the window to see China".

3, snowflake guide card. According to the media guide for the opening ceremony and the design concept of "a snowflake" throughout, the guide plate held by the guide adopts the shape of shining snowflake. The design was inspired by the pattern of "Chinese knot". Chinese knot is an ancient hand-woven craft in China. The knot is woven with a thread from beginning to end, which means unity and auspiciousness.

4. "Welcome" mask. According to the media guide of the opening ceremony, the costumes of the parade pacesetters adopted the folk paper-cut patterns in Yuxian County, Hebei Province, which highlighted the festive and auspicious Spring Festival of China people. On the mask worn by the pacesetter, the word "welcome" is printed in Chinese and English.

5, tiger head hat. According to the media guide for the opening ceremony, the costume design of the guide adopts the ice and snow pattern and the style of China traditional Chinese painting. It is worth mentioning that all the small hats worn by tour guides adopt the traditional tiger head pattern from Hebei folk. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China. Traditionally, people are used to wearing tiger hats for children in the Year of the Tiger.