The 28 major events and minor events of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will remain unchanged. There are still three years before the 2008 Olympic Games, and the project is basically determined. So, how are the Olympic events divided?
According to the information of the International Olympic Committee, Olympic events are divided into sports events, discipline events and individual events.
Like Athens Olympic Games, Beijing Olympic Games has 28 sports, including track and field, rowing, badminton, softball, basketball, football, boxing, kayaking, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, wrestling, water sports, modern pentathlon, baseball, equestrian, taekwondo, tennis and table tennis.
Some of these events have no disciplines, and the most disciplines are water events, including swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo and diving. Although there are no disciplines in track and field, there are 46 events, including 24 men's events and 22 women's events, which are the most gold medals in the Olympic Games. Followed by swimming, although there is no subject, there are 32 events, male and female 16.
International Olympic Committee President Rogge said that Wushu will appear as a competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and its full name is "Beijing 2008 Olympic Wushu Competition".
Rogge made the above remarks when attending the opening ceremony of the 10th National Games in China. He said that although Wushu competition is different from the other 28 major events of the Olympic Games, it is a major breakthrough for Wushu to enter the Olympic stage.
According to Wang Xiaolin, director of the Wushu Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport, Rogge talked about Beijing's Olympic bid in an interview with the media in Nanjing on June 5438+03. This is also the first time that Rogge said that Wushu will become an event in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and also clarified the rumor that "Wushu will become a performance event in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games".
It is reported that the International Wushu Federation and the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee will have a more in-depth discussion with the International Olympic Committee on the details of the Wushu competition in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
28 major events
302 activities
303 gold medals
No, according to the Olympic Charter, if you want to become an Olympic event, you must decide seven years before the Olympic Games that new events will appear as performance events before you can join the Olympic Games.
Second, the Olympic mascot:
Fuwa is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. Its color and inspiration come from the Olympic rings and the vast mountains and rivers of China.
Rivers, lakes and seas and people's favorite animal images. Fuwa conveys friendship, peace, enterprising spirit and harmony between man and nature to children all over the world.
Best wishes for this place.
Fuwa are five lovely close friends whose shapes combine the images of fish, giant panda, Olympic flame, Tibetan antelope and swallow.
Fuwa Beibei Fuwa Jingjing Fuwa Huanhuan Fuwa Yingying Fuwa Nini
Every doll has a catchy name: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. In China, they have overlapping names.
Chinese characters are a traditional way to express love for children. When you connect the names of five dolls, you will read Beijing's kind invitation to the world "Beijing Huan"
Welcome. "
Fuwa represents the dreams and aspirations of the people of China. Their prototypes and headdresses contain their connection with the ocean, forest, fire, earth and sky.
Its image design uses the expression technique of China traditional art and shows the splendid culture of China.
Bring blessings to all corners of the world. For a long time, China has a tradition of conveying blessings through symbols. Each doll of the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games represents a good wish: prosperity, happiness, passion, health and good luck. With the hospitality of Beijing, the dolls brought their blessings to all corners of the world and invited people from all over the world to gather in Beijing to celebrate the 2008 Olympic Games.
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.
Jingjing is a naive giant panda, and wherever she goes, she will bring joy to people. As the national treasure of China, the giant panda is deeply loved by people all over the world.
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.
Huanhuan is Fuwa's eldest brother. He is a fire doll, symbolizing the Olympic flame. Huanhuan is the embodiment of sports passion, which spreads passion to all parts of the world and conveys 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.
Yingying is a clever, agile and flying Tibetan antelope. He comes from the vast western land of China and sends his best 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 part of the Olympic rings.
Nini is from the sky. She is a swallow spreading her wings and flying. Her modeling creativity comes from the traditional Shayan kite in Beijing. "Yan" also represents Yanjing (ancient Beijing
) title. 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.
2008 Beijing Olympic Games-Our own Olympic Games in China.
Brief introduction of the National Stadium of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
The main venue of the 29th Olympic Games is located in Beijing Olympic Park, on the east side of the northern end of Beijing's central axis. The building area is 258,000 square meters and the land area is 204,000 square meters. During the 2008 Olympic Games, it will host the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field competitions, men's football finals and other events, which can accommodate 654.38+million spectators, including 20,000 temporary seats.
Introduction of National Aquatics Center for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Located in Beijing Olympic Park, the National Aquatics Center is one of the landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Together with the National Stadium, it is located on both sides of the northern end of Beijing's central axis, forming a relatively complete image of a famous historical and cultural city in Beijing. The planned construction land of the National Swimming Center is 62,950 square meters, with a total construction area of 65,000-80,000 square meters, of which the underground construction area is not less than 15000 square meters.
* * * Newly added venues 1 1.
1 National Stadium
2 National Swimming Center
3 National Stadium
4 Beijing shooting range
5 Wukesong Gymnasium
6 Laoshan Bicycle Hall
7 Olympic Water Park
China Agricultural University Gymnasium
9 Peking University Gymnasium
10 University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium
1 1 Beijing university of technology gymnasium
1 1 Rebuild the venue
12 Olympic Sports Center Stadium
13 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
14 Workers Stadium
15 workers' gymnasium
16 Capital Gymnasium
17 Fengtai Softball Field
18 Yingdong swimming pool
19 Laoshan cycling field
20 Beijing Shooting Range UFO Shooting Range
2 1 Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium
22 Beihang University Gymnasium
9 temporary venues
23 National Convention Center Fencing Hall
Olympic forest park hockey field
25 Olympic Forest Park Archery Range
26 Olympic Forest Park Tennis Court
27 Wukesong Baseball Field
28 beach volleyball court
29 BMX cable duct
30 triathlon venue
3 1 city road cycling track
Six Olympic venues outside Beijing
32 Qingdao International Sailing Center
33 Hong Kong Olympic Racecourse
34 Shanghai Stadium
35 Tianjin Olympic Stadium
36 Wulihe Stadium
Qinhuangdao Olympic Stadium.
Olympic
The 28 major events and minor events of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will remain unchanged. Now the 2008 Olympic Games is still the anniversary of 1, and the events are basically confirmed.
According to the information of the International Olympic Committee, Olympic events are divided into sports events, discipline events and individual events.
Like the Athens Olympic Games, the Beijing Olympic Games has 28 events, which are:
Tracking and archiving; track and filed; athletics
Rowing
badminton
softball
basketball
soccer
boxing
Canoe; canoeing
Bicycle; Bicycle exercise
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gymnastics
weightlifting
handball
hockey
judo
wrestling
Water engineering
Modern pentathlon
baseball
equestrian
taekwondo
tennis
table tennis
shoot
shoot an arrow
triathlon
Windsurfing
Volleyball.
Some of these events have no disciplines, and the most disciplines are water events, including swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo and diving. Although there are no disciplines in track and field, there are 46 events, including 24 men's events and 22 women's events, which are the most gold medals in the Olympic Games. Followed by swimming, although there is no subject, there are 32 events, male and female 16.
Rogge made the above remarks when attending the opening ceremony of the 10th National Games in China. He said that although the competition is different from other 28 Olympic events, it is a major breakthrough for Wushu to enter the Olympic stage.
According to Wang Xiaolin, director of the Wushu Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport, Rogge talked about Beijing's Olympic bid in an interview with the media in Nanjing on June 5438+03. This is also the first time that Rogge said that Wushu will become an event in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and also clarified the rumor that "Wushu will become a performance event in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games".
Olympic mascot
Fuwa is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. Its color and inspiration come from the Olympic rings, the vast mountains, rivers, lakes and seas of China and people's favorite animal images.
Fuwa conveys the spirit of friendship, peace and initiative to children all over the world, as well as the beautiful wish of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Fuwa are five lovely close friends whose shapes combine the images of fish, giant panda, Olympic flame, Tibetan antelope and swallow.
Fuwa Beibei Fuwa Jingjing Fuwa Huanhuan Fuwa Yingying Fuwa Nini Each doll has a catchy name: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. In China, the same name is a traditional way to show love for children. When the names of the five dolls are linked together, you will read Beijing's kind invitation "Welcome to Beijing" to the world.
Fuwa represents the dreams and aspirations of the people of China. 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.
Bring blessings to all corners of the world. For a long time, China has a tradition of conveying blessings through symbols. Each doll of the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games represents a good wish: prosperity, happiness, passion, health and good luck. With the hospitality of Beijing, the dolls brought their blessings to all corners of the world and invited people from all over the world to gather in Beijing to celebrate the 2008 Olympic Games.
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.
Jingjing is a naive giant panda, and wherever she goes, she will bring joy to people. As the national treasure of China, the giant panda is deeply loved by people all over the world. 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.
Huanhuan is Fuwa's eldest brother. He is a fire doll, symbolizing the Olympic flame. Huanhuan is the embodiment of sports passion, spreading passion to the world and conveying faster, higher and stronger Olympic spirit. Everywhere Huanhuan went, Beijing 2008 was full of enthusiasm for the world. Huanhuan headdress originated from the flame patterns in Dunhuang murals. He is outgoing and unrestrained, familiar with all kinds of ball games, representing the red part of the Olympic rings.
Yingying is a clever, agile and flying Tibetan antelope. He comes from the vast western land of China and sends his best wishes to the world. Yingying is a unique protected animal in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and a demonstration of the Green Olympics.
Nini is from the sky. She is a swallow spreading her wings and flying. 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.
Olympic emblem
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.
"Dancing Beijing with Chinese Seal" is not an ordinary symbol. She is the biggest blank in the list of host cities in the nearly 100-year history of Olympic Games! She is the first step in the history of the Chinese nation hosting the Olympic Games! She is the first interpretation of the Olympic Charter by Chinese civilization! She is still the greatest commitment to the Olympic movement!
The French sculptor Rodin once said, "Beauty is everywhere. For our eyes, it is not the lack of beauty, but the lack of discovery. " From the perspective of culture and aesthetics, taste her beauty and explore her profound connotation.
1, seal of China
In ancient times, China's seals were called seal, seal, treasure and seal, as well as seal, seal, contract, customs, seal, symbol, contract, pawn and seal, all of which were established names in history. Ancient seal script was very popular in ancient times, and its simple and naive characteristics reflected people's understanding and pursuit of beauty in different times, and it was saturated with the profound and mysterious aesthetic feeling of history. Among them, there is a kind of seal that prints pictures, called Xiao Zhuan.
Xiao Zhuan is a form of seal that existed in the pre-Qin period in China. The Han Dynasty was the heyday of ancient Xiao Zhuan. At that time, there appeared seal patterns such as "Four Spirits Seal", "Tiger Seal", "Deer Seal", "Phoenix Seal", "Fuxi Seal" and "Goddess Holding Snake Seal" depicting national worship and myths and legends. There are also various small seal scripts that reflect real social life, such as "encouraging seal scripts", "playing seal scripts with drums and instruments" and "dancing seal scripts with long sleeves". There are "Niu Geng seal", "juggling seal" and "animal training seal", which reflect the life and entertainment scenes of the Han people from different aspects.
According to relics and historical records, seals were widely used in China at the latest during the Warring States Period. At first, the seal was used as a voucher for commercial exchange of goods and a symbol of credibility. After Qin Shihuang unified China, the use of seals was expanded to represent the rights and interests of those in power, and it was a symbol of the power of those in power.
After learning about the seals in our country, if there is another product, "Dancing Beijing with Chinese Seal", we will find her even cuter. 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 and the giant square seal symbolizing China, the "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" has accumulated a lot of historical information and rich cultural essence. No wonder 1996 Mr. Brad Copeland, the design director of the Atlanta Olympic Games and one of the contestants in the 2008 Olympic Games, immediately excused himself when he saw "Beijing with Chinese seal dancing" from many designs of the emblem: "She is China.
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".
According to the investigation, the painted pottery basin with dance patterns about 5,000 years ago unearthed in Shangsunzhai, Datong County, Qinghai Province is the oldest original dance image in China. There are three groups of dancers on the inner wall of the pottery basin, and five people in each group dance hand in hand.
In ancient China, there were nine music and dances in the summer. During the performance, the actors wore fur hats and plain clothes, and their styles were quaint. Witchcraft dance in Shang Dynasty was widely used in various sacrificial occasions. There is a dance of "Eight Shu" in Zhou Dynasty, and there are special music and dance institutions in Qin and Han Dynasties. Zhao was a famous dancer in the late Western Han Dynasty. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the gentry enjoyed singing and dancing all day long. Sui and Tang Dynasties were a very prosperous dance era, among which costume dance and Hu Xuan dance were the best. Folk songs and dances in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are also very rich. Only Han people have various names, such as yangko, flower drum, tea picking, lantern, Lianxiang, dry boat and bamboo horse. In modern times, Chinese traditional dance has been full of vitality and produced many excellent works, such as Lotus Lantern, Knife Meeting, Silk Road and Rain.
It can be seen that dance has formed an indissoluble bond with life in various times in China. Ancient ancestors in China held various ceremonies to express their feelings by dancing and offering sacrifices. We will hold the Olympic Games for the first time. For such a worldwide event, of course, it can also be expressed in dance language. Moore, a famous British abstract sculptor, said: "The most prominent feature of all primitive arts is their vitality." It is this kind of vitality that we see from "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing".
The humanoid picture in Dancing Beijing with Chinese Seal is familiar, and it is a dance in the same strain as Rain on Silk Road in Dunhuang murals. Exaggerated body proportions and postures, stretched brushstrokes and simple composition fully show the enthusiasm and heroism of Beijingers, and the unrestrained dance fully foretells the future of Beijing. We seem to see a dancer full of enthusiasm and hope, passion and vitality, and cheer for those who cheer for him. Of course, he danced not only with people's enthusiasm, but also with the idea of "swifter, higher and stronger" in the Olympic Games.
3. Monuments 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.
Including "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing", there are 46 emblems in Olympic history. In the nearly 100-year history of the Olympic Games, the design of the Olympic emblem has gone from concrete to abstract, from complexity to simplicity. In previous Olympic Games, the emblem has not yet appeared, and the visual image representing the image of the Olympic Games is often carried by posters. Most of the original emblem patterns represent the regional symbols or sports image of the host country; Later, the emblem combining regional and sports patterns came into being; Later, abstract patterns appeared.
The above changes in the design of the emblem are completely consistent with the imprint of the western painting school. Aside from the older realistic academic school and religious painting school, from romanticism (including symbolism), realism (including naturalism) to impressionism to fauvism, expressionism, abstract art painting, surrealism and post-modern painting in the 9th century, the history of western art has experienced a process from realism to abstraction and then to ". No matter from aesthetic theory or artistic practice, abstract patterns are the patterns that can best express meaning and ideas.
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. Compared with western strict realistic methods, oriental painting is more flexible and general in space requirements, allowing virtuality and ellipsis. But it is this kind of virtuality and ellipsis that creates a real and infinite imagination space for the viewer. "Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing" is a successful artistic practice, which combines China's calligraphy, seal, dance, painting and western modern artistic ideas. She expressed the ideas that people wanted to express, and also entrusted her with the ideals that people would give her. 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.
Olympic torch
The torch of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is 72 cm long and weighs 985 grams. It burns for 15 minutes, and the flame height is 25-30 cm at zero wind speed. It can be recognized and photographed in strong light and sunlight. In terms of technology, one-step forming technology of conical surface and aluminum etching coloring technology are adopted. The fuel is propane.
The torch of Beijing Olympic Games was inspired by the "auspicious clouds" pattern of "origin 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.
The Olympic torch is a hand-held torch approved by the International Olympic Committee to burn the Olympic flame. The Olympic torch is the carrier of the Olympic flame. From the 11Olympic Games in 1936, every Olympic Games has produced a torch that embodies the cultural characteristics of the host country and meets the high-tech requirements, and has become an important legacy of the Olympic Movement.
The torch of Beijing Olympic Games is 72 cm long and weighs 985 grams. Combustion time15min, flame height 25-30 cm at zero wind speed. It can be recognized and photographed in strong light and sunlight. In terms of technology, one-step forming technology of conical surface and aluminum etching coloring technology are adopted. The fuel is propane, which meets the requirements of environmental protection. The torch shape is made of recyclable and environmentally friendly materials.
The artistic and technical characteristics of Beijing Olympic torch;
The torch of Beijing Olympic Games was inspired by the "auspicious clouds" pattern of "origin 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.
The torch of Beijing Olympic Games has reached a new technical height in terms of combustion stability and adaptability to the external environment, and it can keep burning under the conditions of strong wind with a speed of 65 kilometers per hour and 50 mm rainstorm. In terms of technology, it is designed with light and high-quality aluminum alloy and hollow plastic parts, which is very lightweight. The lower part is sprayed with high-touch plastic paint, which feels comfortable and is not easy to slip. The torch of Beijing Olympic Games is a product independently designed and developed by China, which has complete intellectual property rights.
The fuel used for the torch of Beijing Olympic Games is propane, which is a cheap common fuel. Its main components are carbon and hydrogen. After burning, there are only carbon dioxide and water, and there are no other substances, which will not pollute the environment.
Research and development process of Beijing Olympic torch design;
The design, research and planning of the Beijing Olympic torch began in August 2005. Combined with the idea of hosting Beijing Olympic Games, the torch design concept, design requirements and creative methods are determined by analyzing the torch design experience of previous Olympic Games. According to the characteristics of torch industrial design, in order to realize the perfect combination of art and technology, with the approval of Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, the creative mode of torch design is determined, which focuses on artistic modeling, and combines synchronous collection of combustion technology and industrial design, public collection and directional commissioned creation.
On February 6th, 2005, BOCOG held a press conference to solicit the torch design scheme from the public. By February 28th, 2006, BOCOG * * had received 847 entries from design institutions and designers at home and abroad, including 388 valid entries.
After the preliminary evaluation and re-evaluation of the submitted works by the Beijing Olympic Torch Design Solicitation Committee, according to the provisions of the evaluation procedure, three works were selected and submitted to the BOCOG Executive Committee for consideration. From June to August, 2006, according to the principle of selecting the best artistic design and technical design scheme, the BOCOG Executive Committee decided that the shape of the torch "Xiangyun" designed by Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was the artistic design scheme of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, and the torch internal combustion system designed and developed by Aerospace Science and Industry Group was the technical scheme of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. With the assistance of Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., it was determined that Aerospace Science and Industry Group completed the production of torch samples combining torch modeling and combustion system, forming a complete design of the torch for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which was approved by the International Olympic Committee on June 5438+ 10.
The significance of hosting the Olympic Games in China
1. China is the most populous country in the world, but it has never hosted the Olympic Games. If the 2008 Olympic Games are held in Beijing, China, which has one fifth of the world's population and 400 million teenagers, the Olympic ideal and spirit will be more widely popularized and carried forward.
2. Have the economic strength to host the Olympic Games. Beijing is a city with great development potential. In the past decade, the economy has been growing at a double-digit rate. From 65438 to 0999, the city's GDP was $24 billion, with a per capita GDP of more than $2,000.
3. Excellent athletic performance. Won the fourth place in the total number of gold medals and medals in two consecutive Olympic Games. Up to now, China athletes have won 13 17 world championships, exceeding the world record 1026 times.
4. Political stability and social stability. Among the major capital cities in the world, Beijing is one of the cities with the lowest crime rate, traffic mortality rate and fire incidence rate, and the urban security guarantee has the ability to hold large-scale sports events.
5. splendid culture. Beijing has a history of 3,000 and 800 years, with many places of interest and rich cultural heritage.
6. Rich experience in hosting large-scale sports games. Beijing not only successfully hosted 1 1 Asian Games and 1994 Sixth Far South Paralympic Games, but also won the right to host the 2006 February1World Universiade.
7. A beautiful Olympic Park is being designed. Beijing will build an Olympic Park with the most beautiful urban environment in the north, covering an area of 1 2 15 hectares, including a main stadium with 80,000 people, 14 stadium, athletes' village and international exhibition center. , plus 760 hectares of forest and green space, will be very suitable for athletes to compete and rest.
8. First-class social service facilities such as communication, transportation and hotels. There are 344 star-rated hotels in Beijing with 72,000 rooms (sets). During the Olympic Games, the reception capacity was 400,000, and the annual passenger traffic of the Capital Airport was 35 million. These routes connect any country or city in the world.
9. Support from the central government. On May 8, 2000, Premier Zhu Rongji said: The China government fully supports Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games and will create favorable conditions for Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games.
10. Strong support from the people. According to a family survey of Beijing residents conducted by an independent survey company, 94.6% of the residents support Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
Medals in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
The medals of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are 70 mm in diameter and 6 mm in thickness. On the obverse of the medal, there are uniform patterns stipulated by the International Olympic Committee-the Greek goddess of victory standing with wings and the Panathinaiko Arena in Greece. The back of the medal is inlaid with jade from ancient Longyu in China, and the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games is engraved on the metal pattern in the middle of the back. The medal hook evolved from the traditional Yulong Puwenhuang in China. The whole medal is noble and elegant, with strong China characteristics, which not only reflects the praise for the winner, but also vividly interprets the Chinese nation's values that "jade" is more important than "virtue" since ancient times. It is another "combination of Chinese civilization and Olympic spirit" in the image and landscape project of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Inspiration from medal design of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games;
The hook design evolved from the traditional jade Shuanglong Puhuangwen in China.
The design with jade inlaid on the back is inspired by the ancient jade in China.
Slogan of Beijing Olympic Games
Slogan of Beijing Olympic Games-One World, One Dream
"One World, One Dream" embodies the essence and universal values of the Olympic spirit-unity, friendship, progress, harmony, participation and dreams, and expresses the common desire of the whole world to pursue a better future for mankind under the inspiration of the Olympic spirit. Although human beings have different colors, languages and races, we share the charm and joy of the Olympics, pursue the ideal of human peace, belong to the same world and share the same hopes and dreams.
"One World, One Dream" profoundly reflects the core concept of the Beijing Olympic Games, and embodies the harmonious values contained in the people's Olympics as the core and soul of the three concepts of "green Olympics, high-tech Olympics and people's Olympics". Building a Harmonious Society and Realizing Harmonious Development