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Original title: Ignite the dream of waiting to fly
Editor’s note
The outer color of the torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics is silver and red, symbolizing the encounter between ice and fire, flying passionately, lighting up ice and snow, and heating up the world. The exterior color of the Beijing Paralympic torch is silver and gold, signifying glory and dreams. The overall appearance of the torch is “primed” with auspicious cloud patterns, gradually transitioning from auspicious cloud patterns to bottom-up paper-cut snowflake patterns. Xiangyun conveys auspicious meaning, which is a continuation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and the snowflakes represent the characteristics of the Winter Olympic Games, which is an innovation of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The torch is made of carbon fiber and its composite materials to reduce weight and use hydrogen fuel. When burned, carbon emissions are zero, reflecting the “green” concept of the Olympics and the technological achievements of the Winter Olympics.
On the night of February 4, the countdown to the first anniversary of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics was held at the National Swimming Center. The 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games torch “Flying” was officially launched.
“The torch is an important bearer to show the concept of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Chinese culture, and is a concentrated expression of the vision and spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics. We launched the torch design on the first anniversary of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games. We want to use the torch to light it. The world’s enthusiasm and wide expectations for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, “said Wang Xiangyu, Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Activities of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee.
Xiangyun “holds” snowflakes, showing the characteristics of “Double Olympic City”
Beijing will become the first “Double Olympic City” in the history of the Olympic Games. The overall appearance of the torch for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will echo the shape of the main torch tower for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The torch is “primed” with auspicious cloud patterns, gradually moving up and down from auspicious cloud patterns to paper-cut snowflake patterns, rotating and rising like a billowing ribbon.
The exterior colors of the torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics are silver and red, symbolizing the encounter between ice and fire, the passion that flies, lights up the ice and snow and warms the world. The Beijing Paralympic Winter Games torch uses silver and gold, symbolizing brilliance and dreams, and embodies the Paralympic values of “courage, determination, motivation and equality.” The lower circle of the torch is engraved with the full name of “Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games” Braille.
Torch exterior designer Li Jianye said that auspicious clouds convey auspicious meanings, which is a continuation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and snowflakes represent the characteristics of the Winter Olympic Games, which is an innovation of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “The torch pattern design embodies the heritage and development of the ‘Double Olympic City’, and contains the traditional thought that ‘the path of nature is natural, and unity of man and nature ‘”.
Since April 24, 2020, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has carried out the torch design through public request and directed invitation, which has received widespread attention and received a total of 182 entries. . These works come from 22 provinces, autonomous communities and municipalities, in which 14 professional associations, 18 professional companies and nearly a hundred professional designers participate. After a series of works such as collection, revision, modification, testing and testing, the design plan of the torch was finalized.
The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee largely affirmed the torch design, believing that the torch design has both cultural heritage and technological innovation, and that Chinese culture and art are perfectly exhibited, reflecting the characteristics of the ” Double Olympic City “. It also shows the Olympic spirit.
Repeated modification and polishing to incorporate traditional cultural connotations
After multiple rounds of review by the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, on July 31, 2020, the “Porcelain Fire Heart” program stood out among 182 effective submissions from all over society and became the finalist of the torch design. “Everyone on the design team clearly understands that this is when the project really begins. The shortlisted outline is just a starting point,” said Rao Jie, the team’s project leader.
There are 3 pre-selected design units. The Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee has organized recognized experts in the fields of burners, lightweight materials, industrial design, culture and other fields to form a review group with the original authors to conduct in-depth reviews. to selected schemes to enhance the design The creative design, visual effects and cultural connotation of the scheme.
How to further reflect the connotation of traditional Chinese culture? The designers gradually reached a new consensus: hide the “ceramic core” as a burning vent in the original plan, change the hollow spiral ascending serpentine as the main feature, and change the ventilation to the edge of the inner and outer serpentines. . A flexible and elegant blade gave the design team new inspiration. The designer rocked and copied like calligraphy on the chalkboard, and after countless tries, he finally found some sketches.
Each link is intensive. On September 22, 2020, after studying at the meeting of the office of the president of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, the current torch design plan was determined: “Fly”. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee organized public representatives to review the design plan under strict confidential procedures. On December 7, 2020, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee reviewed and approved the torch design plan for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
“The current plan concentrates wisdom and technology in multiple fields, has a high level of design, and the art form has Chinese characteristics. It embodies the city’s characteristics of Beijing’s ‘dignity, elegance, atmosphere and openness’, and incorporates the ‘Double Olympic City Elements’, ”said Lu Xiaobo, member of the Torch Evaluation Committee and Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts at Tsinghua University.
Highlights of science and technology, reflecting the concept of green and sustainable.
The torch design for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Paralympic Winter Games adheres to the concept of green and sustainability, and integrates artistic design with technological innovation. One of the technological highlights of “Feiyang” is the use of hydrogen fuel. In addition to the environmental protection properties, it is also considered that the Winter Olympics torch relay should work in a low-temperature environment, and the hydrogen fuel can ensure the use of the torch in extremely cold weather.
According to Han Zongjie, a senior engineer at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation who was involved in the research and development, the development of the torch has solved many technical problems such as flame color and stability, hydrogen storage to high pressure and safe use. hydrogen power It has high safety and reliability and can withstand 10 levels of wind. When solving complex problems, it also takes into account the combination of light weight and miniaturization requirements. Combined with the characteristics of hydrogen, the structure, capacity and pressure of the combustion tank also have corresponding technical requirements.
The second technological highlight of “Feiyang” is the use of lightweight, high-temperature carbon fiber materials. Huang Xiangyu, carbon fiber expert and deputy general manager of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., introduced that the Beijing Winter Olympics torch consists of a torch housing and a combustion device. Among them, the torch housing is made of carbon fiber and its composite materials, which are “light, solid and beautiful.” Features: more than 20% lighter than aluminum alloy of the same volume; high strength, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, friction resistance, ultraviolet radiation resistance, etc .; international advanced level application of three-dimensional three-dimensional fabric molding technology, high-performance fiber fabric An elegant whole with complex shapes.
Wang Xiangyu said that the torch is made of carbon fiber and its composite materials, which reduces weight. The fuel uses hydrogen, which reduces the carbon emission of the flare to zero, reflecting the concept of “green” Olympics and scientific and technological Winter Olympics. “The design of the torch will be unveiled on the first anniversary of the countdown to the opening of the Winter Olympics, in hopes of using the torch to ignite the world’s enthusiasm and wide expectations for the Olympics and Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics. The torch relay is the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the ‘opening gong’ of the Winter Paralympic Games, through the development of torch relay activities, focuses on sports of winter, promotes the health of all people and promotes the integration of the disabled to create a good atmosphere for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics. “
