On March 5, the first day after the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center held an interview on the theme of "Imprinting the Winter Olympics - Imprint of China" at the China Millennium Monument.
It is reported that this interview activity is an important part of the "Seal winter Olympics - public seal engraving works exhibition". Jointly sponsored by Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Center, China Millennium Monument Art Museum, Seal Engraving Institute of China Academy of Arts and Wen Wei Po, the "Imprint Winter Olympics - Public Seal Engraving Exhibition" opened at the China Millennium Monument Art Museum on January 15 and will close on March 15. The exhibition exhibits more than 350 popular seal engraving works. The work focuses on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, focusing on the era of "driving 300 million people to participate in ice and snow sports", promoting the construction of a sports power, and driving the health of the whole people. Wenhui App pushes "Imprinting the Winter Olympics" to create a strong social atmosphere and add more artistic colors to the successful holding of the Winter Olympics.
Jiang Xiaoyu, vice president of the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association, made a wonderful speech on the integration of traditional Chinese culture and Olympic culture. Jiang Xiaoyu is the former executive vice chairman of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and participated in the bidding and preparation of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. He said that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is a truly unparalleled Olympic event, especially in the integration of traditional Chinese culture and Olympic culture, with many highlights and perfect, from the 24 solar terms countdown of the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony of the willow-folding farewell, which reflects the profundity of traditional Chinese culture. As an important carrier of traditional Chinese culture, the art of seal engraving has been perfectly applied and presented in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, and is the perfect integration of traditional Chinese culture and olympic spirit.
In this regard, Ms. Yang Lan, who has served as the presenter of the Olympic bid twice and is also the ambassador of the Beijing Olympic bid, feels the same way. She said that the greatest spiritual value brought by the Olympic Games is not only the wonderful performance of the athletes, but more importantly, the dissemination of culture. As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, seal carving culture is being loved by more and more people at home and abroad. The perfect integration of seal carving culture and Olympic culture, and the internationalization of seal carving culture, are the bearers and records of the great rejuvenation mark of the Chinese nation.
Luo Qianqian, president of the Seal Engraving Institute of the China Academy of Arts, participated in the interview online. She said that the art of seal engraving and the Olympic Games have formed an indissoluble relationship, which has added a strong cultural atmosphere to the Olympic Games. The art of seal engraving helps the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, which is conducive to people's deeper understanding of traditional culture and the wide dissemination of Chinese culture.
Guo Chunning, the original designer of the emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, said that the Olympic Games are a good opportunity to show Chinese culture. The emblem of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, "Beijing with Chinese Seals and Dances", is the first presentation of China's excellent traditional culture, the art of seal engraving, at the Olympic Games. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, 30 sports icons ,"Little Reds", were once again expressed with The art of Chinese seal engraving, leaving a perfect Chinese imprint on the Olympic Movement.
As a judge of the "Seal winter Olympics - public seal engraving exhibition", Zhou Weitao of the State Grid Co., Ltd. said that the biggest charm of seal engraving art is the weather between the square inches. With the wide application of new materials and high technology, the art of seal engraving is being accepted and loved by more and more people. I hope that more people, especially the majority of young people, will actively participate in the art of seal carving and continuously carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
Author: Zhang Mei
Editor: Zhao Zhengnan
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