The environmental logo for the Beijing 2008 Olympics was
unveiled on September 24 at the Beijing Youth Palace.
The logo is a clever composition combining a human shape and a
tree, both reaching to the sky representing the harmonious
unification of man and nature. Similar to the colored rings of the
main Olympics logo that interlink, green lines and flowers in bloom
criss-cross to represent sustainable development.
The logo also utilizes a stylized form of traditional
calligraphy, similar to the official emblem of the Beijing
Games.
“To ensure Green Olympics not only needs the government support
and the efforts of BOCOG, but also depends on the participation of
the public. The release of the logo will help to promote the
various educational activities organized by BOCOG to encourage
citizens to live a green life, to take part in green activities and
to support the Green Olympics,” Liu Jingmin, vice mayor of Beijing
and executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee
for the Games of XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) said.
"Green Olympics" is one of the three themes of the Beijing 2008
Games, the other two being "People's Olympics" and "Hi-Tech
Olympics".
(China.org.cn by Li Xiaohua, September 27, 2005)
