The design on the box of Chinese aid medical supplies was well received. The designer Luo Min explained the deeper meaning. I want to use this "Chinese seal" to convey my wishes.

Recently, a batch of Chinese aid medical supplies arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Attentive netizens found that there was a beautifully designed pattern on the boxes of these materials. The Chinese embassy in France introduced this pattern, which was designed by the seal engraving master Luo Yan, and conveyed the feeling that China and France are "more solid than gold stones." . On the 19th, Luo Min told a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily that she used the images of pigeons and phoenixes in her design, hoping to convey beautiful wishes such as peace, hope, and auspiciousness.

Tibetan craftsmanship

Pigeons and Phoenix pass wishes

The Chinese Embassy in France informed on March 19 that Beijing ’s March 18, local time, the day after French national segregation due to the epidemic, medical supplies provided by the Chinese government to France arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

In the photos released by the Chinese embassy in France, each box containing supplies is affixed with a beautifully designed pattern. The Chinese embassy in France introduced that the pattern is a red seal specially designed by Chinese seal artist Luo Min. The phoenix and the dove symbolizing peace fly in the sky, protecting the national flags of China and France, and the Beijing Temple of Heaven and the Eiffel Tower illuminate each other. Two words were engraved in the center of the seal. One sentence is "Like a Thousand Miles, Be Strong in the Golden Stone", which is from "Zi Jia Qi Jiao" by Shu Han scholars and scholars of the Three Kingdoms, which means that you have made the right friends. Even if you are thousands of miles apart, you can share your heart and soul. The friendship is stronger than Golden Stone. . Another sentence is French famous writer Hugo's famous saying "Unis nous vaincrons", which means "unity can win."

The Chinese Embassy in France stated that in the face of the new crown pneumonia virus epidemic, China and France are working together to fight side by side. At a critical juncture in China's fight against the epidemic, France provided valuable medical aid to China. At present, the epidemic in France is severe, and China "invests in peaches" to provide medical supplies that France urgently needs. Scientific researchers from both countries are working together to develop drugs and vaccines, and are working together to overcome the epidemic. "The fighting friendship between China and France will be like this seal, engraved in the history of friendship between China and France, and remembered in the hearts of the people of the two countries."

The release of this pattern sparked heated discussions among Chinese and French netizens. Some Chinese netizens said that the quaint seal art appeared on the box carrying the Chinese people's heart, "which can show our love for the French people, and also allow French friends to better understand the profound and profound Chinese culture." Some French netizens saw the pattern in the photo and said that they felt that the birds on the seal were abstract and good-looking. I hope that the epidemic situation in China and France can end soon, so that they can have the opportunity to travel to China as soon as possible and experience the Chinese culture on the ground.

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Temple of Heaven and Eiffel Tower support each other

How was this pattern designed? The designer of the pattern, Dean Luo of the China Academy of Art and Chinese Academy of Engraving Art, told the reporter from Beiqing Daily that she received a call from the staff of the relevant department a few days ago, saying that a group of medical supplies would be provided to France. The packaging of these materials is printed with a pattern of Chinese feelings.

Luo Min said she felt very proud after receiving this task. "I decided to use the Chinese seal to convey our feelings and express our concern for French friends."

Luo Yan introduced that she has been working from home recently, and has been thinking about how to design this "Chinese seal" for a long time. "My inspiration comes from a previous piece of my work called" White Angel ". This square seal is also engraved with pigeons and other elements. This time I also want to print the images of birds such as pigeons and phoenixes, because pigeons convey hope, With the meaning of equality and equality, Phoenix has the meaning of peace and auspiciousness. I hope to use these traditional Chinese symbols to convey our good wishes to the French side. "

"At that time, it took me a while to design how to print the middle of the seal. I have modified several versions, such as writing" Four miles in the middle, good at the stone "with 篆, but in the end I still feel that the italics are more suitable for modern people. Read. "In addition, Luo Min also thought about how to use the symbols of China and France to express the meaning of helping each other. "When talking about France, people think of the Eiffel Tower. I thought about combining the Eiffel Tower and the Great Wall at the time, but this effect was not good, so I chose the image of the Temple of Heaven. Supporting each other is what we see in the 'Chinese Seal'. "

Provenance

Famous sayings come from Chinese and French literary classics

Luo Min introduced that the famous quotes of Hu Zhou and Hugo in the middle of the seal came from recommendations of relevant departments. "These two sentences are from the literary classics of China and France. They convey the importance of friendship and solidarity, especially the words 'Four miles in the pattern are good and stick to the stone.' The Chinese seals are mostly made of stone. The words are appropriate for the motif of this seal. "

In the end, Luo Yan completed this pattern at home for about two days. Luo Min said that the final pattern is a combination of classical seal art and modern design art, "this also reflects the cultural blending of China and the West."

In response to the good comments from French netizens, Luo Min said that she also learned the comments of some French netizens through the Chinese staff who assisted France in the past few days, and very happy that French friends like the design. "Art's appeal is universal, and I hope that this gift to French friends will make them feel the enthusiasm of the Chinese people, and look forward to the end of the epidemic in both countries."

Text / Our reporter Qu Chang