"The dream in my heart has never changed. Beijing welcomes you and we will see you in Beijing." Recently, the promotional song "See You in Beijing" for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games launched the "World Champion Version" MV, with catchy melody, poetic lyrics and the heroic voice of 55 world champions, including Ye Qiaobo, Deng Yaping and Shen Xue, to send out the Beijing promise to the world.

The Olympic Games is a grand gathering of sports and culture. From the design of the torch to the construction of the venues, every link of the Beijing Winter Olympics has been integrated with Chinese cultural elements, carrying the connotation of Chinese culture and demonstrating the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation. Today, 20 days before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, let's enjoy the cultural feast, share the legend of ice and snow, and look forward to the new Olympic moment in China.

The "Chinese style" ingenious design of the Winter Olympics shines with the light of culture

Chinese stone tables and benches, antique red gates, and vintage red lanterns... In the main media center of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games, which has entered the closed-loop management of the Games, traditional cultural elements with Chinese characteristics can be found everywhere. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be opened on the fourth day of the lunar new year. In the exhibition hall of "Beijing Story", couplets, Fu characters, Rabbit Lord and other items full of flavor of the year are also too many to see.

The Winter Olympics is not only a stage for athletes to show their sportsmanship, but also an opportunity to show the Chinese culture to the world. "Chinese Romance" is showing endless charm to every follower through the window of the Winter Olympics.

The site of the flame welcome ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Source: BOCOG

When the Olympic flame was transported from Athens to Beijing, the design of the Olympic flame lamp inspired by the "China's first lamp" Changxin Palace Lantern of the Western Han Dynasty triggered a heated debate among netizens. The Changxin Palace Lantern, unearthed in Hebei, one of the competition areas of the Winter Olympics, is a precious cultural relic famous at home and abroad. The shape design of the kindling platform also borrows the traditional bronze ritual vessel - Zun, and embodies the concept of "bearing heaven and carrying things".

The emblem "Winter Dream" of this Winter Olympic Games is inspired by the Chinese character "Winter", and uses the artistic form of Chinese calligraphy to integrate the profound oriental cultural heritage with the international modern style. The emblem of the Winter Paralympic Games, "Leap", transforms the Chinese character "Fly" into an image of an athlete who slides forward and rushes to victory, implying that the athletes will eventually reach their goals through tenacious struggle and setbacks, and sets the sportsmanship of athletes to surpass themselves and inspire the world.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games emblem and Winter Paralympic Games emblem. Source: BOCOG

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, said that the emblem represents the vision of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, shows the beauty of China to the world, and integrates modernity and tradition in a unique way. Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, was "thrilled" by the emblem of the Winter Paralympic Games. He said that the emblem of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games is a symbol that contains the spirit of the Paralympic Games and is also a symbol of Chinese culture.

Sports icon design is the "required action" of all previous Olympic Games. The 30 sports icons of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games, with the red glow as the background color, symbolize the sunrise of the East and represent enthusiasm and hope. Through the exquisite white cloth between the calligraphy strokes and the square inches reflected by the blade, the combination of calligraphy and engraving conveys the centuries old tradition and vivid charm.

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games sports icons. Source: BOCOG

"Sports icons are not only symbols of sports events, but also cultural symbols, which can make people deeply feel the enthusiasm and vitality of winter sports, as well as the strength and beauty of Chinese traditional culture," said Gao Tian, deputy director of the Cultural Activities Department of BOCOG.

Chinese elements bloom in the Winter Olympic Games

As the name card and landmark of a city, the Winter Olympics venues will become the meeting place of important cultural, sports and other activities in the city, whether during or after the games. Xuefeitian, Xueyoulong, Xuefeiyan... Many venues of this Winter Olympics have a friendly Chinese nickname. Their design not only reflects the style and charm of a great country, but also fully integrates with Chinese traditional culture to let Chinese elements bloom on the Winter Olympics stage.

Shougang Ski Jumping Platform, also known as "Flying Snow", is located in Shijingshan District, Beijing. It is the only snow competition venue in the Beijing Winter Olympics. It takes the Dunhuang mural image "Flying Sky" as the design prototype, implying flying in the air.

The night scene of "Snow Flying into the Sky". Drawing provided by Jianmeng Studio of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University

The National Ski and Sled Center adopts the idea of the Chinese cultural totem "dragon". It has 16 corners with different slopes and looks down like a winding dragon perched on the ridge, which is called "snow dragon".

Known as "Snow Flying Swallow", it is the National Alpine Skiing Center. According to the legend of "Wang Cizhong falls from the Yuhua Mountain", Haituo Mountain is formed by the feather of roc birds. "Snow" is an element of the Winter Olympics, "Flying Swallow" is an auspicious bird. "Flying Swallow" vividly depicts the characteristics of venues and projects, and is a wonderful interpretation of the Winter Olympics culture and traditional culture in the Yanqing competition area.

The national speed skating hall, known as the "ice ribbon", also perfectly integrates Chinese culture into it. 22 decorative strips made of glass on the exterior wall of the venue symbolize "Beijing 2022". The transparent glass body on the ribbon facade is decorated with white patterns that look like ice crystals, as if it is covered with a crystal coat of ice and snow, integrating the Winter Olympic culture with the beauty of China "who holds the color training and dances in the air".

Chinese elements are not only reflected in the design details of various venues, but also the upcoming athletes take the Beijing Winter Olympics as an opportunity to experience or integrate Chinese culture. Take the figure skating project as an example. During the Beijing Winter Olympics season, the Chinese style songs were favored by the team members.

Chinese pairs skaters Peng Cheng and Jin Yang have chosen the suite from the movie "The Night Banquet" as the free skating accompaniment, while the short program track of men's singles player Jin Boyang has re opened the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" of the Pingchang Winter Olympics season.

When explaining the reason for selecting songs, Jin Yang said that the Chinese style was "the first choice". "We preferred the Chinese style for this season's free skating track. After many times of communication and coordination, we finally chose to use the music of" Banquet ". We want to pass on Chinese culture and tell Chinese stories through our own interpretation."

Jointly Building a Dream of Ice and Snow and Colorful Activities Ignite the Enthusiasm of Winter Olympics

On January 6, 2022, the "Meet Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival and the 22nd "Meet Beijing" International Art Festival opened in Beijing. The performing arts section will offer 62 performances from 22 countries and regions to the audience in the form of "online+offline". The visual arts section will make the "Meet Beijing" Olympic Cultural Festival more colorful with rich forms and exquisite content.

Hu Heping, minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said in his speech at the opening ceremony that this "Meet in Beijing" activity will combine the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games, take sports as the link and culture as the carrier, adhere to offline and online integration, perform and broadcast simultaneously, and create a strong atmosphere for welcoming the Winter Olympic Games, participating in the Winter Olympic Games, and sharing the Winter Olympic Games.

Not only Beijing, but also many places across the country have held colorful cultural activities to embrace the Winter Olympics and build dreams.

The exhibition site of "Ice and Snow · Two Cities · Grand Meeting - From 1202 to 2022". Picture provided by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage

The theme exhibition of "Ice and Snow, Twin Cities, Grand Meeting - From 1202 to 2022" was opened at the site of Prince City, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City. The exhibition, in the form of time-space dialogue, systematically demonstrates the construction of the Prince City, social life in the Song and Jin Dynasties, the integration and development of various ethnic groups, the exchange and mutual learning of Chinese and foreign civilizations, tells the story of "two cities", spreads Chinese civilization, and helps the Beijing Winter Olympics.

In Heilongjiang, the folk art theme exhibition of "Welcome the Winter Olympics and Enjoy Ice and Snow" opened. The paper-cut work "Winter Games · Style" takes the silhouettes of athletes in the Winter Olympic Games as the main body to show the athletes' fighting spirit. Fish skin stickers "Hunting Return" and "Fishing in Winter" focus on exploring the winter folk customs of northern fishing and hunting nationalities, and use new artistic creation means to make the picture more vivid and three-dimensional.

In addition to the colorful offline activities, with the approaching of the Winter Olympics, a number of films and TV plays on the theme of the Winter Olympics and ice and snow sports have also begun to be broadcast or to be broadcast. As a publicity carrier with relatively high communication and acceptance, the publicity of film and television works is undoubtedly a good way to make the ice and snow sports come into the public's view.

On January 9, the TV drama Transcendence was launched on CCTV's comprehensive channel. Focusing on the key project of the Winter Olympics, "short track speed skating", the play tells the inspirational story of Chen Mian, a young short track speed skating player, who, with love and will, grew from a member of the fledgling Qingdao team to a member of the national team, and finally stood on the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

It is reported that all young actors should go to the training ground before entering the group. Physical strength, basic skills, land training, and ice drills should be carried out. High intensity training is only to create more real characters. "There are no traffic stars, only qualified actors," said director Zhang Xiaobo.

White snow mirror heaven and earth, ice heart condenses the world. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be opened at the beginning of the Spring Festival. "All colors are always spring". Let's welcome the steps of spring to the future together, and let the world use the Winter Olympic Games as a window to better understand China, understand China, and feel the enduring Chinese culture.

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