Qilu Evening News Qilu one-point reporter Huai Xiao
On February 4, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics officially opened. The "One Heart" medal and the medal collection uniform, the two iconic visual carriers of the Beijing Winter Olympics, also attracted the attention of the world.
Medals conceal "ingenuity"
The front of the medal is engraved with the five Olympic rings in the center, and the surrounding area is engraved with the English of the 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. The ring is concave, the design is inspired by the traditional string pattern Jade Bi, there is a shallow carving taken from the traditional Chinese pattern, the ice and snow pattern represents the Winter Olympics, and the auspicious cloud pattern conveys the auspicious and beautiful meaning. The card body is composed of rings and circles, and the image is derived from the ancient Chinese concentric circles and jade bi, with a total of five rings, five rings concentric, concentric circles, expressing the Chinese cultural connotation of "heaven and earth, people's hearts and minds", and also symbolizes the Olympic spirit to gather the people of the world together to share the glory of the Winter Olympics.
It is worth mentioning that the surface grinding process of medal making uses the traditional process of hand carving. The Olympic rings and ice and snow cloud patterns on the "Concentric" medal are all carved by the craftsmen one by one, and in order to ensure the quality of the process, the above links are completed under the microscope.
Elegant "Chinese" details make the medal more permanent, and the ring on the back of the medal is engraved with 24 dots and movement arcs, which are inspired by ancient astronomical charts. The medal hanging straps are made of traditional mulberry silk weaving in red, and the medal box is made of lacquer and bamboo as the main materials. The simple and simple shape of the medal reflects the requirements of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games of "simplicity, safety and wonderfulness", and echoes with the medal "gold and jade" of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, showing the cultural inheritance of the "City of The Two Olympics".
See also "Chinese Romance" for the award dress
The medal gown of the Chinese sports delegation for the Beijing Winter Olympics was officially released on December 31, 2021. From traditional culture to scientific and technological elements, from three-dimensional generosity to taking into account the ultra-light and warm characteristics, this set of award-winning clothes carries a beautiful hope and highlights the good wishes of the host and friends from all walks of life to "go to the future together".
The chinese sports delegation receiving the medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics was named "Champion Dragon Costume", which was mainly red and white. It is reported that the collar dress conveys the concept of "world co-prosperity", with traditional cultural conception and Chinese character "Zhong" as the design inspiration, adding Chinese elements such as "Small Standing Collar" and "One Word Buckle", and using clear red lines to meet in the central axis, implying that partners from all over the world gather in China.
While showing the traditional Chinese culture in the details, the collar dress also incorporates many scientific and technological elements. Among them, the indoor medalwear of the ice project is made of dense warm velvet material, which takes into account both light weight and warmth, which not only ensures the straight shape of the clothes, but also keeps the Chinese athletes warm. For snow projects with lower outdoor temperatures, the outdoor medal gown uses heat storage and warm cotton material, adopts a two-layer structure, and uses waterproof and moisture permeable technology to achieve windproof and warm functions.
In addition, there are three sets of ceremonial costumes, namely "Ruixue Xiangyun", "Hongyun Landscape" and "TangHua Feixue", which are inspired by traditional Chinese cultural elements such as "Ruixue", "Xiangyun", the famous painting "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", and traditional Tang Dynasty fabrics. During the race, these three costumes will appear in the award ceremony of the snow venue, the ice venue and the awards plaza.
What's special about the bouquet?
The Winter Olympics bouquet includes roses, moon seasons, bell orchids, hydrangeas, laurel and olives, which symbolize friendship, tenacity, happiness, unity, victory and peace, respectively, and the bouquet ribbon is the blue color system of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the shades are matched, highlighting the elements of ice and snow sports.