Above: The idea is derived from the Beijing Winter Olympic Torch Relay Tinder Lamp of the Changxin Palace in the Western Han Dynasty. Data photo Below: Chinese team ice dance group Wang Shiyue (left) and Liu Xinyu wearing green landscape-themed competition uniforms. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jianwei
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The "Chinese style" of the Beijing Winter Olympics embodies the co-creation and symbiosis of traditional culture and contemporary aesthetics and modern science and technology, and is the projection and epitome of contemporary Chinese cultural self-confidence
The beijing winter olympics, which came to a successful conclusion, condensed the sports life inside and outside the arena in just seventeen days, allowing us to see the strength of hard work, the courage to surpass ourselves and the friendship and mutual help of athletes. This is the charm of major international sports events: athletes compete on the same stage and achieve good results, but they are also like pure water droplets, reflecting the spirit of sportsmanship and personality.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, what also has the power to connect people's hearts and open people's hearts with sports is the Chinese culture intertwined with tradition and modernity.
The highly anticipated opening ceremony, the declaration of "going to the future together" with "Chinese romance"; the closing ceremony of the happy reunion, everyone's farewell under the banner of the five rings, the romantic fireworks of "one family under the world", and the Chinese knot that symbolizes the joint construction of a community with a shared future for mankind have resonated and echoed in the hearts of many people. Many people have also appreciated the wisdom of the traditional Chinese twenty-four solar terms, the meteorology of "the water of the Yellow River from heaven", the deep affection of "the willows and green willows, the branches and leaves are out of love", and feel the self-confidence and vigor of contemporary China. "Snow Ruyi", "Snow Dragon" and "Snow Great Wall", the competition venues that witness the sweat and passion of athletes, are the figurative carriers that integrate science and technology, sports and Chinese excellent traditional culture. Tinder lights, emblems, sports icons, awards dresses... The "Chinese style" visually presented at the Beijing Winter Olympics is almost everywhere. Equipment with Chinese elements spontaneously designed by athletes at home and abroad also appeared frequently and attracted attention.
It can be said that the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only a successful sports event that unites people's hearts, but also a collection of high-level creative transformation and innovative development achievements of China's excellent traditional culture, which brings us many beneficial enlightenments.
Revelation one is that inheriting the flow of hundreds of generations will change today, and the vast and profound Chinese civilization is an inexhaustible treasure trove of innovation. The intersection of modernity and tradition, the integration of science and technology and culture, the "Chinese style" of the Beijing Winter Olympics not only inserts a pair of lyrical wings for the dissemination of the Olympic spirit, but also creates a contemporary Chinese cultural image that not only highlights China's aesthetic interests and values, but also shows the common pursuit of beauty and creativity of mankind.
As big as the design of the venue. The shape of the Shougang Ski Jump platform borrows the flexible charm of the flying ribbon in the Dunhuang mural, visually ethereal and light, so it is nicknamed "Snow Flying Sky"; the industrial chimney and cooling tower that have been deactivated next to the jump platform stand firmly, silent and cold - the bold integration of classical, industrial and modern, so that the Shougang big jump platform frequently brushes the screen on social media at home and abroad. The National Bobsleigh Center simultaneously uses the image of the "Chinese dragon" and the design concept of the classical Chinese garden water pavilion promenade, overlooking from the air like a coiled dragon on the mountain. The National Ski Jumping Center "Snow Ruyi", the Genting Ski Park Slope Obstacle Course integrates the beacon elements of the "Snow Great Wall", etc., not only provide first-class hardware support for athletes from all over the world to show themselves and challenge the limits, but also bring a touch of "Chinese style" full of humanistic heritage to the entire Winter Olympics.
As small as a lamp, a badge, a bouquet of flowers, a dress. In the special exhibition "Why China" being held in the Forbidden City, there is a treasure from the Hebei Museum - the Lamp of the Changxin Palace of the Western Han Dynasty. This cultural relic has a unique "cultural creation", that is, the "tinder lamp" of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the latter's shape and ingenuity are inspired by the former. The emblem of the Beijing Winter Olympics creatively integrates seal carving, paper-cutting, calligraphy and ice and snow sports. Award-giving dresses such as "Hongyun Landscape" and "Tang Hua Feixue" are also traditional uses: the famous painting of the Northern Song Dynasty "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" and the classic pattern of the Tang Dynasty "BaoxiangHua" are creatively integrated into modern costume design. The award bouquet of the Beijing Winter Olympics is not a cut flower, but a velvet flower woven with the technique of haipai velvet thread weaving, which carries the true feelings and also conveys the concept of green environmental protection.
Tangible or intangible, the results of the creative transformation of China's excellent traditional culture have come one after another. They not only use the Beijing Winter Olympics as a large-scale booth, but also participate in the sports event in depth, reflecting the vitality of Chinese culture. This allows athletes from all over the world to gain experience in sports competitions and aesthetic experiences in the infiltration of rich Chinese cultural imagery.
Revelation two, "suddenly like a spring breeze in the night, a thousand trees and pear blossoms", the "Chinese style" that drummed up at the Beijing Winter Olympics is not only ubiquitous and ubiquitous, but also gives people the calm and comfortable intention of settling in it and wandering freely, which is in line with the trend of contemporary culture. On the stage of the Beijing Winter Olympics, what the world is seeing is the "cultural daily life" of contemporary China.
This calm weather comes from the gradual deepening of our understanding of China's excellent traditional culture, from the sonorous footsteps and inclusive mind of the times. All this stirs up the cultural self-confidence and creative enthusiasm of the sons and daughters of China, gives birth to the respect and cherishing of Chinese culture, and nurtures the contemporary cultural life with the trend of "national style and national tide".
As a building, the Olympic venues, from the integration of traditional Chinese cultural imagery, the skillful use of industrial heritage, to the sustainable use after the event, reflect the creative transformation of contemporary Chinese architects to the cultural heritage of this land, the learning and reference of the latest technical means, and the practice of green development concepts. The modern "Chinese style" of the design of Olympic venues is actually the epitome of the new trend of China's architectural circles in recent years from teaching from the outside to focusing on discovering cultural traditions.
The "Chinese style" of the Beijing Winter Olympics is also a natural echo of the "national style and national tide" in recent years. In addition to the Winter Olympics, the Wenbo fever has lasted for many years. Before the Spring Festival arrived, tickets for the Spring Festival of the National Museum were already sold out; from the previous special exhibitions of the Palace Museum to the newly opened China Arts and Crafts Museum and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, it is often difficult to find a ticket. Cultural and creative products have entered the e-commerce platform and become "internet celebrities". In daily life, the combination of traditional costumes and contemporary aesthetics has become a fashion pursued by many young people; traditional folk music and Chinese dance, which were once difficult to find, are also frequently out of the circle in this context.
Revelation three, to cultural people, to art through the heart. The culture that is integrated into daily life is the most amiable; the culture that is personally perceived by specific individuals can best connect people's hearts and connect people's feelings. The individual becomes the medium, spontaneously spreading the culture of feeling, like ripples, layer by layer.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the spontaneous "literary and artistic mass creation" of Chinese and foreign athletes reflected this very well. The battle robe of "Flying Dragon in The Sky", the helmet of "Sun Dasheng", and the knee pad of "Dragon Leaping Tiger Leap" are all the same. The athletes themselves are involved in this rich "Chinese style" design. For example, a helmet that incorporates typical Chinese elements such as giant pandas, the Great Wall and the dragon is from the hands of French skiers, "hoping to convey greetings and blessings to Chinese people." Under the media lens and on personal social platforms, athletes, together with their professional equipment, interpret the spirit of sportsmanship and the Olympic spirit to the world, while also conveying the message of Chinese culture.
People's daily living and working in Beijing Winter Olympic Village and the main media center of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are more of an "immersive" Chinese cultural experience. The Athletes' Home draws on the design concept of the Northern Courtyard, reflects the Chinese's pursuit of harmony and reunion, and is also in line with the Olympic spirit of advocating peace, unity and fraternity. Beijing Winter Olympics restaurants gather cuisines from all over the world, and some foreign athletes "transform" to become food bloggers between competitions, spontaneously spreading "Chinese taste"; chinese characteristic foods such as bean paste buns and leek boxes appear as "snacks" for athletes from time to time. Coinciding with the Spring Festival, foreign athletes hand-wrote the Spring Festival, wore "tiger clothes" to pay homage to the New Year, and deeply experienced the "Chinese Year". Inside and outside the TCM culture exhibition hall of the main media center, artemisinin, "five poultry play" and "three medicines and three parties" also attract overseas visitors, and there are also traditional Chinese medicine techniques such as cupping and acupuncture to help Chinese and foreign athletes relieve their pain in a timely manner.
The wind comes from the east. The "Chinese style" of the Beijing Winter Olympics embodies the co-creation and symbiosis of traditional culture and contemporary aesthetics and modern science and technology, and is the projection and epitome of contemporary Chinese cultural self-confidence. This "Chinese style" also reflects the common pursuit of a better life and the common yearning for truth, goodness and beauty. Invisible cultural bonds, along with sportsmanship, bind people together.
"Spring thunder, all things are long", we look forward to us with a deeper vision, a broader mind, a more confident posture, continue to write a new colorful chapter that belongs to China and the world.
Draft: Zhao Kairu
Author:Xu Xin
Source: People's Daily