Pictograms of Games on show

A combination of distinct features of movement and China's rich cultural heritage form the pictograms for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, which were unveiled yesterday.

Using the Chinese seal script as the basic form and incorporating the pictographic charm of oracle bone writing and the bronze-ware script, the 2008 Paralympic pictograms have adopted the creative concepts and design styles of the pictograms of the Beijing Olympic Games, which were unveiled last August.

"Through the skillful application of the striking contrast between white and black, the Paralympic pictograms demonstrate distinct features of movement, graceful charm of dynamism and rich cultural connotations, and realize a harmony and unity of 'form' and 'content'," said Hang Hai, one of the main designers of the pictograms.