The 24th Winter Olympic Games will kick off in Beijing on February 4, 2022.
The Sports Department of Chinanews.com launched a series of columns "Hundred Questions about Winter Olympics", aimed at popularizing Winter Olympic knowledge, answering hot questions, sharing interesting stories about ice and snow, and helping everyone have a better watching experience during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 20th Winter Olympics 100 Questions | What traditional culture is contained in the uniforms of the Beijing Winter Olympics?
As one of the "facades" of the Beijing Winter Olympics, official uniforms and equipment will frequently appear in front of the camera during the event.
Therefore, all parties have worked hard on the design.
The final product not only has rich scientific and technological content, but also contains profound cultural connotations.
On the 100-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the official uniforms and equipment were officially unveiled.
It is understood that the final selected plan is to stand out from 602 sets of more than 10,000 works, before and after 8 rounds of layout optimization.
The Great Wall gray, Xiaguang red, Tianji blue, Ruixue white, just listen to the name, you can already feel this uniform and equipment is unusual.
The uniforms and equipment for the Beijing Winter Olympics include clothing, shoes, and accessories. The exterior design is inspired by traditional Chinese landscape paintings and the snow-capped mountains that are the core graphics of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Photo courtesy of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee
Among them, the design of the core graphics of the Beijing Winter Olympics demonstrates the traditional Chinese idea of "Taoism and Nature, Unity of Nature and Man". The lingering brushstrokes of Chinese ink painting, thick and thin lines, and the layers of virtual and solid far and near, ingeniously blend traditional aesthetics with ice and snow sports.
Specific to different styles, the calm ink color and the vibrant Xia Guanghong show the hard work and enthusiasm of the staff, the neutral Great Wall gray shows the objective and fairness of the technical officials, and the bright sky blue shows the youthful vitality of the volunteers, and the pure Ruixue As a harmonious color, white symbolizes the "Ruixue Zhaofeng Year".
Through these colors, the magnificent scenes of the Winter Olympics and the rhythm of winter sports come to life on paper.
Photo courtesy of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee
While the appearance is beautiful, the uniforms are light and warm, and the standard of wearing comfort has not changed.
From the Beijing Summer Olympics to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Olympic uniforms not only have the same design principles, but also made necessary changes based on the characteristics of the winter events.
For example, "Great Wall Gray" was used in the uniforms and equipment of the Beijing Olympic Games, which is also a manifestation of inheritance.
As the exclusive identity of the staff, technical officials and volunteers of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics uniforms and equipment will become a flowing landscape on the Winter Olympics arena.
(Yuechuan)