Original Title: Focus Interview: Burn it, Ice and Snow, the Beauty of China, Yao Winter Olympics
Source: CCTV
CCTV News (Focus Interview): Today is the 100-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Volunteer uniforms for the Beijing Winter Olympics have just been released. They are novel in design, high in quality, cold-proof and waterproof, and have oriental charm. The Olympic Games is a sports event and a cultural event. For every major design of the Beijing Winter Olympics, such as medals, emblems, mascots, sports icons, torches, etc., the designers are always striving for perfection and put a lot of effort to show the charm of traditional Chinese culture, but also There is a sense of the times of cultural innovation. After public solicitation, expert selection, and rounds of revision and polishing, every design has a story, and every detail has a connotation.
Staff clothing, technical officer clothing, volunteer clothing-these are the three uniforms for the Beijing Winter Olympics just released. The Winter Olympics uniform is an important part of the landscape design of the Winter Olympics. It is not only a reflection of the Olympic spirit, but also a carrier of the culture of the host country. How do the uniforms of the Beijing Winter Olympics show Chinese elements? Color is one of the most vivid language of expression in clothing.
The designer said that the red and black collocation used in the uniform is the highest level of ceremonial colors in ancient China, and the red is also carefully selected. It is called “Xia Guang Hong”, taken from the rising sun and sunlight in Beijing in winter. Symbol of warmth and hope. In the volunteers’ uniforms, the main color is a special blue. This blue is called “Tianji Blue”, which is the color of the traditional Chinese ceramic treasure Jilan glaze.
“Xia Guanghong” and “Tianji Blue” highlight the overall tone of the Chinese elements in the uniforms of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The pattern design of the Chinese landscape painting style can be said to be the finishing touch that embodies the Chinese elements.
The snow-capped mountain landscape is derived from traditional Chinese ink painting and the core graphics of the Winter Olympics. Among them, ink has a profound and broad spiritual carrying capacity, and has unlimited space for aspirations. The pattern of the snow-capped mountains reflects the natural landscape during the Winter Olympics and the aesthetic characteristics of the Chinese landscape. It is also the embodiment of the philosophy and values of the Chinese people who love nature and live in harmony with nature. And around the mountain, there are some lines interspersed among them. What’s the unique meaning of this?
The design aesthetics of the Winter Olympics uniforms not only embodies the traditional Chinese cultural elements, but also considers the characteristics of the modern ice and snow sports in the details. As the work clothes for the Winter Olympics, behind the design aesthetics, it must also meet the functional requirements in special environments. In this regard, the design of the Beijing Winter Olympics uniforms is also unique.
The volunteer uniforms of the Beijing Winter Olympics also have many unique features in terms of functional realization: there is a zipper on the sleeve, unzipped, and a whistle is placed inside. This whistle is a lifeguard whistle. When volunteers are volunteering in the snow, If you need help in danger or difficulty, you can blow this whistle; there are several unique designs on the shoulders, which play a non-slip effect when volunteers carry skateboards or carry some heavy objects; There is a long zipper on the back. When you unzipped the zipper, there is a bag inside, which is equivalent to a storage bag. When volunteers perform volunteer services, they can put pens, gloves and other items in the bag. This function It’s special.
What is the angle of the zipper and how big is the pocket? These small details are the final plan after constant attempts. In addition, as a winter Olympic work clothing, there is an important technical indicator, that is, cold resistance. How to withstand the cold and ice while wearing as light as possible, the team set a rule at the very beginning, that is, “use the data to speak for themselves.”
After numerous tests and modifications, the Beijing Winter Olympics uniform has finally been unveiled. It will become a beautiful landscape on the Beijing Winter Olympics arena.
The Winter Olympics is not only an international arena for sports competition, but also a world stage for creative design. In addition to the Beijing Winter Olympics uniforms, the design of the Beijing Winter Olympics medals also attracts people’s attention. On October 26, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee released the medals for the current Winter Olympics and Paralympics to the world.
The shape of the “concentric” medal is simple and concise. The front center is engraved with the Olympic Five Rings logo, and the full English name of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games (XXIV Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022) is engraved around it. The medal body is composed of a ring and a center. The ring is dented to reflect the traditional string pattern jade. On it is lightly carved decorative patterns, all from traditional Chinese patterns. The ice and snow patterns represent the characteristics of the Winter Olympics, and the auspicious cloud pattern Conveyed the auspicious meaning. The moment the medals were announced, the ingenious ideas and brilliant ideas with Chinese elements made people shine.
The ingenious combination of ice and snow patterns and auspicious cloud patterns embodies the ingenious conception of Chinese elements. The designer’s pursuit is to be visible and tangible. Since it is based on the ancient Chinese jade bib, how to reflect the warmth of jade on the surface of the metal material, the subtleties need to be carved and polished.
The center of the back of the medal is engraved with the emblem of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the full Chinese name of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is engraved around it. The ring is engraved with 24 points and movement arcs, inspired by ancient astronomical maps, symbolizing the vast starry sky, the harmony between man and nature, and also symbolizing athletes at the 24th Winter Olympics, such as stars and brilliant achievements.
The Paralympic Winter Games medals were also released at the press conference. The Winter Paralympic Games medals and the Winter Olympic Games medals use the same image source, and the design is the same, which also reflects the principle of “two Olympics are equally exciting”.
With the continuous improvement of the preparatory work, the Beijing Winter Olympics is coming to us step by step. On October 20th, the Beijing Winter Olympics tinder collected from Ancient Olympia in Greece came to China. At this moment, it was quietly burning in the tinder lamp, waiting for the flame to be lit at the opening of the Winter Olympics. Like the medals of the Winter Olympics, as one of the series of landscape elements of the Winter Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics flame lanterns also embody Chinese charm.
“Long Faith” is an eternal belief, representing people’s pursuit and yearning for light and hope. Torch lamps not only have profound humanistic connotation and cultural heritage, but are also endowed with high-tech means. Thousands of miles away, to retrieve the fire, whether it is strong wind or severe cold, we must ensure that the fire in the lamp cannot be extinguished. It is not easy to make the fire lantern in the shape of the Changxin palace lantern meet this requirement.
The fire ignited not only the torch of the Winter Olympics, but also the Chinese people’s enthusiasm for ice and snow sports and the inheritance of Chinese culture.
From venues to emblems, from uniforms to torch relay landscapes, many designs of the Beijing Winter Olympics have Chinese elements, and people can feel the profound heritage of Chinese culture and Chinese romance. The emblem not only outlines strength and beauty with Chinese character strokes, but also incorporates the characteristics of Chinese paper-cutting. The National Ski Jumping Center resembles the traditional Chinese ornament “Ruyi”, so it is also called “Snow Ruyi”. The Beijing Winter Olympics will soon kick off. Let us look forward to the wonderful sparks of the passion of the Winter Olympics and Chinese traditions.
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