From looking up and advocating to injecting vitality
The Spread and Development of the Olympic Spirit in China over a Hundred Years
On October 20th, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics fire arrived in Beijing, and the Olympic flame, which symbolized friendship and peace, once again embraced China.
The Olympic tinder conveys the Olympic spirit.
The "Olympic Charter" points out that the Olympic spirit is the spirit of mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition.
The Olympic spirit not only emphasizes tolerance and understanding of cultural differences, but also emphasizes the fairness and justice of competitive sports, where everyone is equal, and realizes the ideals of faster, higher, stronger, and more united.
The dissemination of the Olympic spirit in China has distinctive local characteristics
As early as 1900, China's "Ecclesiastical Church", "Ta Kung Pao", and "Wang Guo Gong Pao" successively reported on the grand occasion of the Olympic Games in Paris, introducing the flame of the Olympic spirit into China.
According to Zhang Lei, deputy director, researcher, and doctoral supervisor of the National Communication Innovation Research Center of Communication University of China, the Olympic spirit was the earliest symbol of modern civilization in China.
In July 1900, "China and Western Church News", an article in the column of "Current Affairs Digest" was entitled "France, a crowd of spectators", telling domestic readers about the grand occasion of the Paris Olympic Games attracting thousands of spectators to watch every day. ; In 1905, "The Communiqué of Nations", there was a report about the St. Louis Olympic Games. The author believed that the holding of the Olympic Games could attract tourists and promote trade, and audiences could also expand their knowledge.
With the continuous spread of the Olympic spirit in China, Chinese people of insight began to advocate China's participation in the Olympics. The famous educator Zhang Boling gave a speech in 1907, suggesting that China should send a team to participate in the Olympics.
In 1932, Liu Changchun represented China in the Olympic Games for the first time.
In 2008, China finally realized its dream of hosting the Olympic Games.
"The dissemination of the Olympic spirit in China has distinctive local characteristics." Zhang Lei said.
Although there was a "controversy between local and foreign sports" in the early newspapers, the two gradually merged, making the Olympic spirit represent modern civilization and have Chinese characteristics.
From the 2008 Beijing Olympics "Chinese Seal·Dancing Beijing" emblem to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympics torch relay fire lantern inspired by the Western Han Dynasty lanterns, traditional Chinese cultural elements and the Olympic spirit have always been closely integrated.
The eye-catching Olympic torch relay is itself perfecting the Olympic spirit of "faster, higher, stronger-more united" with the great national spirit of unity, peace-loving, hardworking, courageous, and self-improvement centered on patriotism. Combination ceremony.
From the spiritual level to the behavioral level, the Olympics influences Chinese society in all directions
"During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the Olympic Games centered on the promotion of the Olympic spirit came to China for the first time, bringing new changes and influences to the reform and opening up countries." said Huang Luleiya, a lecturer at the School of Journalism and Communication at Beijing Sport University. From the spiritual level to the behavioral level, the Olympics has affected Chinese society and people in all directions.
With the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the concepts of "faster, higher, stronger" and "participation is more important than winning" have been widely accepted by the Chinese and integrated into their daily lives, becoming a social consensus.
The Beijing Olympics also greatly promoted the popularization of sports, and the spread of the Olympic spirit has become more and more widespread, entering the daily life of ordinary people, and enhancing the enthusiasm of the whole people for sports participation.
It includes not only watching sports games and loving sports stars, but also actively participating in sports in daily life.
In order to commemorate the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympics, the State Council approved that, starting from 2009, August 8th will be the "National Fitness Day" every year.
According to a survey report by the State Sports General Administration, 340 million people regularly participated in physical exercises in 2007, and in 2010 this figure reached 370 million.
The popularization of the Olympic spirit has also promoted the development of physical education, and sports and education have formed a joint force.
China has injected new vitality into the Olympic movement and spirit
From the first report of the Olympic Games in late Qing newspapers in 1900 to today, the spread of the Olympic spirit in China has a history of more than 100 years.
Huang Luleiya believes: "Beijing, as the world's unique and charming'Double Olympic City', has injected innovation and vitality into the Olympic movement and spirit from the process of bidding, preparations and holding."
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics put forward the concept of “green hosting of Olympics, shared hosting of Olympics, open hosting of Olympics, and clean running of Olympics”, which will be further integrated with the Olympic spirit under the background of normalized prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
Taking the Winter Olympics Torch Relay Plan as an example, according to Wang Xiangyu, Deputy Director of the Cultural Activities Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, the plan and arrangement of this torch relay strictly follow the requirements of "simplicity, safety and splendor" and adhere to the simplicity of hosting the Olympics. , Ensure the safety of the event, pay attention to actual results, and use a combination of online and offline methods to carry out the torch relay, to show the world the vigorous and progressive Chinese sportsmanship.
At the same time, the connotation of the Olympic spirit continues to extend.
The successful hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the successful bid to host the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics both reflect the system advantages of "concentrating power to do great things".
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, there were more than 70,000 volunteers alone, and 1.5 million work assistants.
The number of volunteer applicants for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 has exceeded 1.3 million, and the spirit of dedication, solidarity and cooperation has been more widely inherited and carried forward.
Zhang Lei believes that “the introduction of new technologies, new forms, and new content has allowed the continuous innovation of the Olympic spirit in China and the continuous deepening and improvement of the communication effect.” In recent years, 8K ultra-high-definition, 360° panoramic news, VR news, etc., the "immersive" experience makes the Olympic spirit more appealing.
In addition, user-generated content has also increased significantly.
During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, a user-made video appeared on the Bilibili website. The scenes of the athletes hugging each other were edited together with the "stepping" music rhythm, forming a "burning" style, which triggered a lot of The barrage was well received, and the newly revised Olympic motto "faster, higher, stronger-more united" was vividly expressed.
Our reporter's trainee reporter Fang Qingqiao