| 2008 Beijing Olympic Games medals tells how East | | | | of seal-cutting which dates back 3,700 years to the |
| meets West | | | | Yin Dynasty. Seals were used as a personal |
| | | | | "signature" as well as for official documents. |
| Their front side is traditional. There's Nike, the Greek | | | | |
| goddess of victory, and the Panathinaiko Stadium in | | | | The art logo has been used in the future Christmas |
| Athens, where the first Modern Olympic Games was | | | | gifts design now. I also find some cushion cover with |
| held in 1896 thanks to the tireless efforts of Baron | | | | this logo distributed by the official as the gift too. I like |
| Pierre de Coubertin. | | | | the Logo. There is also the cotton fabric decorated |
| It's the reverse side that makes it a perfect blend of | | | | with this logo for sale too. |
| the West and East, rather Chinese. A ring of elegance, | | | | |
| nobility and virtue adds that essential touch of Chinese | | | | The Olympic Logo full of culture innovation |
| culture to the medals. And as any Chinese would tell | | | | |
| you, the ring couldn't be made of anything but jade for | | | | According to their official site, it means: |
| only jade can represent all the three qualities. | | | | The official emblem of Beijing 2008 entitled "Chinese |
| | | | | Seal-Dancing Beijing" cleverly combines the Chinese |
| Beijing Olympic logo design | | | | seal and the art of calligraphy with sporting features, |
| | | | transforming the elements into a human figure running |
| The emblem, entitled "Chinese Seal -- Dancing Beijing", | | | | forward and embracing triumph. The figure resembles |
| features a single Chinese character on a traditional red | | | | the Chinese character "Jing", which stands for the |
| Chinese seal with the words "Beijing 2008" written in | | | | name of the host city and represents a particularly |
| an eastern-style brush stroke. | | | | significant Chinese style. The artwork embodies four |
| | | | | messages: |
| The stick-figure that comprises the logo looks like a | | | | * - Chinese culture, |
| lively runner or dancer and also mimics the Chinese | | | | * - the color of red China |
| character "wen" meaning humanity (renwen) or culture | | | | * - Beijing welcomes friends from all over the world |
| (wenhua). Some experts said it also resembles the | | | | * - to challenge the extreme and achieve the perfect |
| character "jing" meaning the Chinese capital, or Beijing. | | | | and promote the Olympic motto of "Citius, Altius, |
| | | | | Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger). |
| The emblem also represents the ancient Chinese art | | | | |