The graphic part of the emblem shows a moving human figure with calligraphy strokes, like a gymnast jumping forward and an athlete spinning in the air on the pommel horse, which embodies the concept of sports.
The graphic part of the emblem can also be regarded as the Chinese character "Z". "Zhi" means birth, endless life, arrival, and its zigzag means that after ups and downs, it finally achieves its goal and succeeds.
Among the colors used in the emblem, red symbolizes the sun; Dark blue, meaning blue sky; Green symbolizes the earth. The combination of three strokes and three colors forms a touching human figure, namely "Heaven and Earth Man", which embodies the idea of "the unity of heaven and man" in China traditional culture and expresses the idea that modern people uphold Scientific Outlook on Development, pursue the harmony of sports and develop harmoniously with nature and society.
The emblem also fully embodies the three concepts of Beijing Olympic Games in color selection. Red is "China Red" with strong China characteristics, which embodies the concept of "People's Olympics". Dark blue, representing high technology, embodies the concept of "high-tech Olympics"; Green represents environmental protection and embodies the concept of "Green Olympics".
The emblem of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games takes the harmony and unity of heaven, earth and people as the main line, integrates China characters, calligraphy and the spirit of the Paralympic Games, embodies the traditional culture of China and the modern Olympic spirit, embodies the spirit of "heart, body and spirit" and has a profound traditional culture of China.