The Chinese delegation entered. Photo by the Winter Olympic Reporting Group of the People's Daily News
People's Daily Beijing, February 5 (Reporter Lu Jing) Along with the melody of "Singing the Motherland", the Chinese sports delegation slowly entered the stadium dressed in red and white "Chinese style" costumes. This moment is super-flammable! The Chinese red jumping on the screen means "opening the door red" and cheering for the Chinese team.
On February 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held. The "Chinese Romance" that skillfully combines traditional Chinese culture and digital technology made a stunning appearance. This romance is reflected in all aspects, the Chinese sports delegation ceremonial costume "Chinese style" to show the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people as the goal, the integration of practical and beautiful, culture and the Olympics reflect, convey Chinese characteristics, Chinese style. The People's Daily reporter interviewed you Jia, an associate professor of the Beijing Institute of Fashion, the main designer, to tell how to depict "Chinese style".
Chinese red conveys the etiquette civilization of "Chinese clothing and crown"
"Chinese Style" is based on red. According to You Jia, red is the preferred color for the costumes of Chinese athletes in previous Olympic Games, which has a certain representativeness and expresses the fearless spirit of Chinese Olympic athletes who are positive and courageous to fight. As one of the highest levels of color in traditional Chinese etiquette, red is conducive to highlighting the warm and festive atmosphere, highlighting the enthusiasm and friendly mind of the Chinese people, and expressing the etiquette tradition and civilization of "Chinese clothing".
From the design of clothing shape, "Chinese style" is mainly simple, using Chinese clothing elements, combined with Western clothing cutting methods, so that the clothing as a whole has both oriental cultural charm and structural scientific beauty, showing the health and vitality of athletes. In the overall collocation, the female athletes' clothing adopts red coats with white high boots, highlighting the image of female athletes' femininity and elegance and intellectuality; male athletes' clothing adopts fashion off-white coats with white trousers and white boots, showing the male athletes' fashionable and elegant, youthful temperament.
One stroke after another shows the meaning of traditional Chinese culture
In this beautiful "Chinese style", Chinese calligraphy is dotted with it, and the scarf matched by male and female athletes writes the rhythmic beauty of calligraphy. Lishu, Calligraphy, and Xingshu are three calligraphy fonts, weaving the word "China". The simplicity and solemnity of the Lishu, the informality of the calligraphy, the vivid and gentleness of the writing, the little strokes, one skimming and one stroke, all show the audience the broad meaning of traditional Chinese culture.
Pay attention to detail and quality of the "Chinese style", in the outside of the cuffs of the clothing, glove wrists, buttons are decorated with gilded "China", the hands and feet reflect the beauty of Chinese manufacturing, convey Chinese characteristics, Chinese style. You Jia said that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is the largest participation of Chinese sports delegations in the history of the Winter Olympics. The color of the delegation's costume appeared with "opening red", which means auspiciousness, and I wish the athletes of the mainland athletes the courage to fight hard and create brilliance.
"Chinese style" costumes are like that. Courtesy of respondents
Source: People's Daily News