-Appreciation of the Olympic flame commemorative medallion
Fire is the motive force of human civilization and a sacred object in the hearts of ancestors. The lighting ceremony of the ancient Olympic flame originated from the story of Prometheus stealing fire for mankind in ancient Greek mythology. The flame is lit on the altar in front of Zeus in Olympia, and then the torch is carried to convey the information that the Olympic Games is about to begin among the city-states. The polis must stop the war, forget the hatred and actively prepare for the Olympic Games. Therefore, the Olympic torch symbolizes peace, light, courage, unity and friendship.
The ancient Olympic flame is a symbol of the continuation of the Olympic movement. Starting from the 9th Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1924, the modern Olympic Games once again introduced the flame ceremony. 1936, the flame of the 1 1 Berlin Olympic Games was lit in Greece and relayed to the host country. From then on, meetings will follow. In 2004, the 28th Olympic Games was held in Athens, Greece. The Olympic torch first spread across five continents, first arrived in Africa and South America, and also first arrived in China, allowing the people of China to participate in and experience this grand event.
On June 8, 2004, the Olympic flame first arrived in Beijing. As the host city of the 29th Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing is the fifth leg of the global torch relay and the only city where the flame stays for two days and holds activities. At 6: 23 in the morning, the special plane Zeus, carrying the Athens Olympic flame, arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport, which was the first time that the Olympic flame flew to China. To commemorate this historic event, Shanghai New Century Commemorative Medallion Co., Ltd. specially cast the "Great Bronze Medal for the First Glory of China by the Olympic Flame" with a diameter of 8 cm. The front of the bronze commemorative medallion highlights the majestic appearance of the front of Tiananmen Square and highlights the starting point of the torch relay. The background is the Great Wall of China and the Greek Temple of Zeus (776 BC), where the first ancient Olympic Games were held, highlighting the theme of the first glory of the Olympic flame to China. On the back, with previous Olympic Games years as the background, it shows the wonderful moment when the Greek goddess lit the Olympic flame.
In April 2007, BOCOG released the torch image and torch relay logo of the 29th Olympic Games. Torch creative inspiration comes from the "Xiangyun" pattern of "origin, harmony and harmony". The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a time span of several thousand years in China, and it is a representative cultural symbol of China. The design of the torch was inspired by the traditional paper roll in China. Paper is one of the four great inventions in China and spread to the west through the Silk Road. The whole torch is elegant and gorgeous, with heavy connotation. For this purpose, the "Olympic Torch Image and Torch Relay Logo Release Commemorative Medallion" is specially made, which is gold-plated in copper and 5 cm in diameter. The front pattern is the torch relay logo and "Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Image Release Commemoration" in Chinese and English, while the back pattern is the torch image, the torch relay logo and "ignite passion and pass on dreams" in Chinese and English. The torch image of Beijing Olympic Games is "Fire Phoenix". In the ancient civilization of China, the phoenix was a divine bird, while the phoenix in Chu culture was red. Phoenix can come back to life, and its chance of resurrection is also fire. Guo Moruo left a well-known "Phoenix Nirvana". The designer drew the pattern of "Fire Phoenix" on the commemorative medallion, expressing the artistic conception of passionate Olympics and singing loudly, representing the characteristics of national spirit and containing the essence of Chinese civilization.
"Beijing Olympic Torch Image Release Mosaic Stamp" is made of copper, with a diameter of 8 cm. The front is a figure holding the torch, and the upper right is a round bronze stamp. It is set in the Great Wall of Wan Li, China, and printed with the emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which means that the Olympic spirit has been passed from Greece to Beijing. The back pattern is a combination of Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay logo, Olympic torch modeling graphics and Chinese and English torch relay slogans, highlighting the theme. This chapter was cast by Shanghai Mint with exquisite design and sophisticated technology.
A complete set of commemorative medals for the 29th Olympic Torch Relay, including 1 kg, 1 1 oz, 1 g gold badge,1kg silver badge,1oz silver badge and silver-plated bronze badge. * * *, select the torch image and pattern. Among them, 1 ounce colored silver medal, with a diameter of 4 cm. The front pattern is centered on the Olympic torch logo, and the back pattern is a large colorful baton held by Xiangyun. The Olympic torch drifted to the left with the wind, and the prospect of Mount Everest set each other off, which enhanced the empty inspiration of the world's first peak and gave people romantic artistic passion. The colorful silver-plated copper commemorative medallion, with a diameter of 3.8 cm, has a large auspicious cloud gushing out from the top of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, and the image symbol of the Olympic torch-"Fire Phoenix" slowly emerges. On the back is a handsome oriental athlete holding high the baton of the Beijing Olympic torch, running all the way from the temple of Apollo in Greece to the majestic Great Wall, spanning two ancient civilizations in the world, vividly interpreting the starting point and ending point of the Olympic torch relay.
Athens 2008- Beijing Torch Relay bronze medallion, with a diameter of 8 cm, was cast by Shanghai Mint. It is designed in the form of two commemorative medals embedded in one, which is divided into a front version and a back version. On the front version, the main picture shows the Greek goddess lighting the Olympic torch with the ancient buildings in Athens as the background, and on the back, the main picture shows the scene of Greek girls handing over the Olympic flame to China girls. The figure is convex, that is, it is cast by the technology of front surface; The scene where the Greek girl presented the Olympic flame to the China girl with the positive pattern of the negative film. The graphic was concave and was cast by the negative film process. On the back is a little girl from China holding the Olympic flame high in both hands. The background is the Great Wall of China and the track and field track around the Great Wall. It is pointed out that the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in China, and there will also be doves and olive branches. The convex surface of the first commemorative medal and the concave surface of the second commemorative medal are combined into a complete whole, which is both two commemorative medals and one commemorative medal. The design and casting are very elegant and unique.
The torch relay of Beijing Olympic Games is a relay activity with the longest route, the widest scope and the largest number of participants in the history of modern Olympic Games. The Olympic flame spread the Olympic spirit all over the world, further spread the rich connotation of "One World, One Dream" and ignited people's enthusiasm for the Beijing Olympic Games.
editorial comment/note
"Fire is the motive force of human civilization and a sacred object in the hearts of ancestors." The Olympic flame symbolizes peace, light, courage, unity and friendship.
Here comes the flame! The "Xiangyun" torch, bearing the glory and dreams of the Olympic Games, descended on the land of central Guizhou. The blazing flame ignited the Olympic passion of Guizhou people.
/kloc-On the morning of June in 0/2, the whole city of Guiyang was boiling. The five-star red flag and the flag of the Beijing Olympic Games are flying everywhere in the streets and in the crowd. /kloc-in June of 0/3, ethnic minority compatriots in southeastern Guizhou used their simplest, grandest, oldest and warmest methods-wearing silver ornaments, dressing up, singing flying songs, dancing lusheng and welcoming "Xiangyun"; On June 14, the flame shone in Zunyi, a famous historical and cultural city.
Centennial Olympics, Chinese dream come true. The torch relay of Beijing Olympic Games is a relay activity with the longest route, the widest scope and the largest number of participants in the history of modern Olympic Games.
June 2008 12 to 14-a day that all Guizhou people will always remember. In these three days, everyone in Guizhou was a torchbearer; In these three days, "Xiangyun" sprinkled peace and harmony on the land in central Guizhou; During these three days, the torch conveyed the colorful charm of Guizhou to the whole world. ...
Guizhou, a magical and beautiful place. As a major province of cultural heritage, not only the number of intangible cultural heritage ranks third in China, but also there are many kinds of cultural heritage with high cultural value, scientific value and ornamental value. Many heritages are unique in China and even in the world.
June 14, the third "Cultural Heritage Day" in China. Its theme is "everyone protects cultural heritage and everyone enjoys the fruits of protection". On the same day, representatives of representative inheritors of national intangible cultural heritage projects from all over the province gathered in Guiyang, and experts and scholars made suggestions on scientifically and effectively promoting the protection of cultural heritage in the province-to transform the advantages of cultural heritage resources into cultural strength, we must take the road of sustainable development.
Love burns with the flame and hopes to sail with it. Cheer for the Olympics, cheer for China and cheer for Guizhou. We will continue to launch seven-color flowers once a week, which will be closed during the torch relay in Guizhou.
The square inch bears the Olympic history, and the small badge shows the Olympic collection. Let the famous badge collector Zhou lead us to appreciate the Olympic flame commemorative medallion.