People's Daily Commentary: Burning Love Ice and Snow, Romantic China

Soon, the Olympic torch will light up the sky over the thousand-year-old capital, and the Great Wall will welcome guests from all over the world. With the preparations for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games basically ready, the stunning details, meticulous designs, and meticulous arrangements are constantly revealed, and more and more Chinese elements are quietly blooming on the stage of the Winter Olympics, telling Chinese stories and showing China's charm.

Burning love ice and snow, romantic China. The flame lamp that lit the sacred flame in Athens, Greece, the shape design is inspired by the "first lamp of China" Western Han Dynasty Changxin Palace lamp, showing Chinese elegance and wisdom; the Beijing Winter Olympic mascot ice pier, the prototype is a cute national treasure giant panda; the Beijing Winter Paralympic mascot snow rong, the main color of "Chinese red" is full of charm; the National Snowmobile Bobsleigh Center adopts the creativity of the Chinese cultural totem "dragon", overlooking it like a winding dragon coiled on the ridge The design of the competition venue of the National Ski Jumping Center is inspired by China's "Ruyi", as if it is a beautiful white auspicious cloud; the National Speed Skating Hall is named "Ice Ribbon", and the trajectory brought out by athletes when gliding on the high-speed ice track is like a ribbon; the design of the award ceremony costume is ingenious, beautiful and moving in "Ruixue Xiangyun", "Hongyun Landscape" and "Tanghua Flying Snow"... From the Mascot of the Winter Olympic Games that absorbs Chinese elements, to the emblem of the Winter Olympic Games full of Chinese wisdom, from the large-scale sports venues with Chinese style to the poetic Olympic awards costumes, almost every link has a thick shadow and imprint of Chinese culture. The ancient oriental civilization and the Olympic spirit meet, and they shine with brilliance.

The Olympic Games are a common event of sport and culture. Behind the "Chinese romance" is the Chinese element, and the foundation of the "Chinese ingenuity" is Chinese culture. The prosperity of a country and a nation is always supported by the prosperity of culture. Without a high degree of cultural self-confidence and the prosperity of culture, there will be no great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. On the field, set off the "most dazzling Chinese style"; outside the arena, celebrate the "most beautiful Chinese festival". China's excellent traditional culture is the outstanding advantage of the Chinese nation and our deepest cultural soft power. When the historical context is integrated into modern life and the charm of the times is rejuvenated, Chinese culture can accumulate unprecedented self-confidence and self-improvement, and become a deeper and more lasting force in the hearts of Chinese sons and daughters.

Civilizations are enriched by exchanges, and civilizations are enriched by mutual learning. In the process of more than 5,000 years of civilization development, the Chinese nation has created a broad and profound splendid culture. Only by carrying forward the cultural spirit that transcends time and space, transcends the country, is full of eternal charm, and has contemporary value with the words of literature, the voice of the text, and the people of culture, disseminate the innovative achievements of contemporary Chinese culture that inherits the traditional excellent culture and carries forward the spirit of the times, is based on the country and faces the world, and explains and introduces to the world more excellent cultures with Chinese characteristics, embodying the Chinese spirit, and containing Chinese wisdom, can we promote the soft power of national culture and the influence of Chinese culture by a great margin.

Culture rejuvenates the country and prospers, and culture strengthens the nation. Not long ago, the theme exhibition "Ice and Snow, Twin Cities, And Grand Event - From 1202 to 2022" opened in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, explaining the essence of Chinese civilization's diversity, integration and inclusiveness, and contributing cultural strength to the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Let us look forward to the approaching Olympic event together, appreciate the charm of sports competition together, and feel the excitement of Chinese culture.