Haipai velvet thread knitting technique "Shanghai municipal inheritor, Hengyuan Xiang velvet knot weaver Li Meili (left) is one of the leaders of the award bouquet project Guo Jianchen Courtesy photo
Beijing, January 1 (China News Network) -- The beijing Winter Olympics awards bouquet was officially announced on the 1st. Different from the traditional bouquets of flowers in the past, the award bouquets of this Winter Olympics are crocheted with the technique of Haipai velvet weaving, which is a velvet flower that never fades.
The Bouquet of the Beijing Winter Olympics awards was provided by Hengyuanxiang Group, the official sponsor of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and also the inheritor of the "Haipai Velvet Thread Knitting Technique". There are seven types of flowers in each bouquet, including: roses symbolizing friendship, symbolizing the tenacious moon season, suzu orchids symbolizing happiness, hydrangeas symbolizing unity, laurel symbolizing victory, osmanthus flowers symbolizing harvest, and olives symbolizing peace.
Beijing Winter Olympics awards bouquet unveiled Guo Jianchen courtesy of the picture
The selection of these flowers is very exquisite, such as the moon season, it is the protagonist of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games award bouquet, the moon season originated in China, prevailing in the world, is one of the top ten famous flowers in China, is also the city flower of Beijing, the choice of the moon season is echoed with the Beijing Olympic Bouquet, showing the cultural heritage of the "City of The Two Olympics", and the choice of olives means to pay tribute to the Olympic tradition.
The flower material is shaped and bundled into a bouquet of flowers with a height of 34 cm and a chest diameter of 24 cm, which is just right in volume, striving to be exquisite and expressive. The bow ribbon of the bouquet handle is printed with the words "BEIJING2022", and the bouquet is fresh and natural as a whole, which is in line with the main color of the Beijing Winter Olympics, highlighting the distinctive characteristics of ice and snow sports.
Awards bouquet production in Guo Jianchen Courtesy of Guo Jianchen
"As a double Olympic enterprise, Hengyuanxiang has joined hands with the Olympics for five times, and in the process, Hengyuanxiang has mainly provided ceremonial clothing for Chinese sports delegations and other teams in the past. In addition to providing clothing and home textiles from the Winter Olympic Village, Hengyuanxiang also created a unique gift - using Hengyuanxiang's intangible cultural heritage skills to weave and make award bouquets. When the winners board the podium, wear a medal on their chest, hold a bouquet of flowers, salute the national flag and thank the audience, it is their most glorious moment, but unfortunately the bouquet is not like a medal, it is inconvenient to preserve, can this flower of glory never wither, become a permanent memorial? We think of Hengyuanxiang's intangible heritage - haipai velvet thread weaving technique. Chinese often say 'love leads the way', we hope that this velvet thread that carries truth, goodness and beauty can make the people of the five continents who have become alienated by the impact of the new crown epidemic more united, and weave a constant future for the world with infinite threads." Chen Zhongwei, chairman and general manager of Hengyuanxiang Group, explained the original intention of making velvet flower bouquets.
The Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee said: "The Beijing Winter Olympics is a global sports event, and our use of the Haipai velvet weaving technique that integrates Chinese and Western techniques to present the award bouquet represents our warm welcome and congratulations to athletes from five continents, and also represents our expectations and wishes for a better future for mankind." In addition, on the one hand, the velvet bouquet is not like the fresh-cut bouquet that needs to be transported from the southern planting base, which greatly reduces the cost of transportation and management, on the other hand, it is also convenient for athletes to carry back to China and keep it for a long time, which is both carbon-reducing and carbon-reducing, frugal and full of humane arrangements. ”
According to Hengyuanxiang Group, the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games awards will share 1251 bouquets, with a total of 16731 flowers. Each flower has leaves and flowers, and is made by hand. Behind the uniqueness is a lot of manpower and time. For example, it takes 20 minutes to knot a rose petal, a rose consists of ten petals, plus 3 leaves and a flower stem, and only one rose requires a knottist to spend at least 5 hours. And this bouquet of flowers has different materials, resulting in different techniques, so it takes up to 35 hours to complete this exquisite bouquet, and it will take nearly 50,000 hours to make all the bouquets. (End)