Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
Culture
Home / Culture / Art

When Chinese elements meet Winter Games

Chinaculture.org | Updated: 2022-02-18 10:51
Share
Share - WeChat
[Photo/Sina Weibo]
[Photo/Sina Weibo]
[Photo/Sina Weibo]

In the early 20th century, athletes and sports officials first swapped their lapel pins as a sign of friendship. After the United States beat China 7-5 in a mixed doubles curling match on Feb 5, Fan Suyuan and Ling Zhi presented their American rivals, Christopher Plys and Vicky Persinger, with a set of commemorative pin badges featuring Bing Dwen Dwen, as a symbol of friendship between Chinese and American curlers. The pins have also the functions of commemorating the Games and popularizing the traditional sports culture.

China’s Winter Olympics pins combine traditional Chinese culture and modern aesthetics. The designs have incorporated Chinese myths, 12 Chinese zodiac signs, Chinese cuisine, and four treasures of the study (the ink brush, inkstick, paper and inkstone). The various patterns also include the ancient Chinese games such as cuju (an ancient Chinese style of soccer ball), dragon boat race, and bingxi ("play on ice", a form of performance for the court), which are based on ancient paintings of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

 

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6   
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US