Beijing Olympic Games with Olympic Torch

One route, one fire, the Olympic Games keeps the purity of the Olympic flame with strict tradition. The person in charge of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Center said in an interview that only the flame collected from the Olympics can be used for the torch relay, and it is not allowed to carry out more than one relay at the same time.

The Olympic flame is usually lit in front of the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, several months before the opening of the Olympic Games. The way of collecting the flame follows the tradition of ancient Greece. The only way to collect the Olympic flame is for the chief priestess to recite the eulogy to the sun god in front of the temple of Hera in Olympia, and then concentrate the sunlight in the center of concave mirror to generate a high temperature to ignite the flame. The whole process was solemn and solemn, and there was no crowd watching. After the flame was lit, it was placed in an ancient brazier and brought to the altar of the ancient Olympic Games by the chief priestess, and the flame was displayed to the people waiting there, and the torch in the hand of the first torchbearer was lit. Start its trip to the host city of the Olympic Games.

In order to maintain the purity of the Olympic flame, only the flame collected from the Olympics can be used for the relay during the whole torch relay, and the flame cannot be mixed with any other symbolic flame. After the torch relay in Greece, the host cities of previous Olympic Games will go to the Pan-Athens Stadium in Greece to welcome the flame. There, the Olympic flame will be put into several kindling lamps. According to the requirements of the International Olympic Committee, the flame should be kept burning continuously during the torch relay. The flame cannot be extinguished during the relay from Olympia to the host city of the Olympic Games. Once the torch is extinguished, it must be ignited by the flame in the flame lamp by a special running guard to ensure that the main torch is lit by the flame from Olympia at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

The torch relay of the Beijing Olympic Games will follow this principle. The person in charge of the torch relay center of Beijing Olympic Games said that after the torch relay in Greece is completed, BOCOG will go to the Pan-Athens Stadium in Greece to welcome the torch back to Beijing with kindling lamps. Starting from Beijing, the flame will divide the soldiers into two ways, all the way to Almaty, and begin the journey of overseas transmission; The other way will go to Tibet. In May, the flame will be taken to Mount Everest and displayed to the whole world.

The torch will not be lit when it arrives at Mount Everest, because it is stipulated by the International Olympic Committee that more than one relay event cannot be carried out at the same time. When the torch reaches Mount Everest and is lit, all relay activities outside Mount Everest must be suspended to ensure that only the only torch on Mount Everest is burning the Olympic flame at this moment. After the flame arrives at Mount Everest, the relay activities outside Mount Everest will continue. When the torch relay passes to Lhasa, Tibet, it will meet with the flame of Mount Everest and continue to pass until it enters the main venue of the Beijing Olympic Games to light the main torch.

The Olympic torch is a portable torch approved by the International Olympic Committee and used for burning the Olympic flame. The Olympic torch is the carrier of the Olympic flame. Since the 11th Olympic Games in 1936, every Olympic Games has produced a torch which embodies the cultural characteristics of the host country and meets the high-tech requirements, and has become an important legacy of the Olympic Movement.

The torch of Beijing Olympic Games is 72 cm long and weighs 985 grams. It burns for 15 minutes, and the flame height is 25 to 3 cm at zero wind speed. It can be identified and photographed under strong light and sunlight. In terms of technology, the one-step forming technology of cone curved surface and aluminum corrosion and coloring technology are used. The fuel is propane, which meets the requirements of environmental protection. The torch shape is made of recyclable and environmentally friendly materials. The whole torch is elegant and gorgeous, with heavy connotation and strong China characteristics, which harmoniously combines China culture with the Olympic spirit. The concept of "origin and harmony" contained in it is a unique interpretation of the Olympic spirit and the connotation of the Olympic flame. The integration of China elements such as auspicious clouds, lacquer red and paper scrolls makes the ancient oriental civilization and the modern Olympic spirit perfectly combined again, and generate shines brilliantly.

The torch of Beijing Olympic Games has reached a new technical height in terms of combustion stability and adaptability to the external environment, and can keep burning under the conditions of strong wind of 65km per hour and heavy rain of 5mm per hour. In the process, it is designed with light and high-quality aluminum alloy and hollow plastic parts, which is very light. The lower part is sprayed with high-touch plastic paint, which makes it feel comfortable and not easy to slip. The torch of Beijing Olympic Games is the product of China's independent design and research, with complete intellectual property rights.

The fuel used for the torch of Beijing Olympic Games is propane, which is a common fuel with low price. Its main components are carbon and hydrogen. After combustion, there are only carbon dioxide and water, and there are no other substances, which will not pollute the environment. The torch design, research and planning of Beijing Olympic Games began in August 25. Combined with the idea of hosting the Beijing Olympic Games, the torch design concept, design requirements and creative methods are determined by analyzing the torch design experience of previous Olympic Games. According to the characteristics of the torch industrial design, in order to achieve the perfect combination of art and technology, with the approval of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, the creative mode of the torch design is determined, which is dominated by artistic modeling, and the combination of simultaneous collection of combustion technology and industrial design, public collection and directional commissioned creation.

On December 6th, 25, BOCOG held a press conference and issued an invitation for public solicitation of torch designs. By February 28th, 26, BOCOG * * had received 847 entries from design institutions and designers at home and abroad, of which 388 were valid entries.

after the preliminary evaluation of the torch design solicitation activities for the Beijing Olympic Games, the evaluation committee made initial evaluation and re-evaluation on the submitted works, and according to the evaluation procedures, three works were selected and submitted to the Executive Committee of BOCOG for consideration. From June to August, 26, according to the principle of choosing the best artistic design and technical design scheme, the Executive Committee of BOCOG deliberated and decided that the shape of the torch "Xiangyun" designed by Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was the artistic design scheme of the torch for Beijing 28 Olympic Games, and the internal combustion system of the torch designed and developed by Aerospace Science and Industry Group was the technical scheme of the torch for Beijing 28 Olympic Games. It was determined that the Aerospace Science and Industry Group, with the assistance of Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., completed the production of torch samples combining the torch shape with the combustion system to form a complete design of the torch for the Beijing 28 Olympic Games, which was approved by the International Olympic Committee in January 27. Date: May-August, 28 Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency reporters Li Li and Lu Yongjian were on May 8, 28, at an altitude of 8,844 meters. Under the purest blue on the earth and above the most flawless white, the summit of Mount Everest lit up with a little fire.

At 9: 16, Tsering Wangmo, a Tibetan female player, held the burning Olympic torch high at the summit! At such a height, it is the first time that there is a fire symbolizing light and warmth.

Its significance is not only that the "Xiangyun" torch of the Beijing Olympic Games reached the top of the world in geographical concept, but that it lit a bright lamp on the top of human spirit.

The Olympic flame, once transmitted from space by satellite, once swam in the deep sea to realize the wonders of fire and water blending; Today, it is the first time to climb Mount Everest, which is known as the roof of the world of the world. The "skyfire" stolen by Prometheus, the hero, has been endowed with the meaning of light, peace, friendship, progress and harmony under the banner of the Olympic Games. It shines on the "sacred mountain" for the first time, which not only declares the unremitting pursuit of human beings to challenge themselves and explore nature, but also completes a feat of human beings returning to their spiritual homes from the heart.

This is the most beautiful highlight of the Beijing Olympic Games, a feat of the Chinese nation to challenge the limits of mankind, a wonder in the history of the modern Olympic movement for more than a hundred years, and a masterpiece of China dedicated to the whole world. The Olympic torch reaching the summit of Mount Everest will be forever engraved in the history of mountaineering, Olympic Games and human history!

why do you want to climb the summit? Doummar, a French writer and philosopher, said, Because below, you never know what is above. The spirit and courage of seeking knowledge embodied here is the direct driving force to promote the continuous progress of human society, which is worth advocating and affirming at any time. From the Oracle engraved on the temple of Delphi in ancient Greece, "Know yourself" to the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, "Who am I? where i was from? Where am I going? " The three philosophical questions, even the basic proposition of "ontology" that religion, philosophy and science are trying to answer, all reflect the ultimate exploration of human beings for themselves and the world ontology.

Some people think that the purpose of exploring beginning of life is to make reference for people's survival today, to find a sample for people to establish a spiritual home, and to find an answer for "where to go". The process of reaching the summit is a process of re-understanding the subjective self and the objective world. This extreme sport was permeated with heroism and romanticism at the beginning, until Mallory in England gave the answer that has been regarded as a classic so far in 1922: Because the mountain is there! He also said, "What have I conquered? I have conquered nothing, I just conquered myself. "

In the process of climbing, human beings gradually realize that reaching the summit is not to conquer or conquer, but to blend in and return, and to talk with nature through life. In mountaineering, "8 meters above sea level" is a critical line that separates life from death. Perhaps only when you really reach that height, feel the contraction of the lungs in the thin air zone with an oxygen content of only one-third of the sea level, and experience the life that gradually becomes lighter in the sharp drop in temperature, can you understand this more deeply. Pubu Zhuoga, a female member of the Tibet mountaineering team, said that she didn't understand until she reached the summit in 23: "It was not that we conquered Mount Everest, but that Mount Everest showed me a gentle side."

From "conquering nature" to "returning to nature", it reflects the deeper understanding of human beings in this ultimate quest: the relationship between human beings and nature is not confrontation and conquest, but harmony and life.

This coincides with the theme of the global relay of the Olympic torch "Harmonious Journey". When the Olympic flame climbed Mount Everest, it reflected the highest level of human pursuit of harmony. Harmony is not only reflected in people, people and society and different societies, but also in harmony between human beings as a whole and nature.

This is why people who have been to the snow-capped mountains say that they have been purified of their souls. The state of "oblivion" is exactly the "harmony between man and nature" pursued by China culture, which is described in the simplest language as "harmony between man and nature".

you can't know the beauty of the world until you reach the top. At the moment when the Beijing Olympic Torch reached the summit, no matter the warriors at the scene or the people watching this feat all over the world, they all felt the shock of their hearts without exception, and paid deep respect to the lofty longing and the unremitting pursuit of mankind. This is the same as the Olympic spirit of knowing yourself, challenging yourself and surpassing yourself.

The China mountaineering team, which undertook the summit, has made another great contribution in the world mountaineering history. Since 196, Wang Fuzhou, Kampot and Qu Yinhua have set a record for the first time that humans climbed Mount Everest from the northern slope. Since then, more than 1 Japanese people have continued to write about the history of approaching the summit of Mount Everest again and again. There are "heroic couples" like Ren Na and Ji Ji who climbed the summit at the same time, a joint mountaineering team from China, China and Nepal crossed Mount Everest, and a Tibetan player Tsering Duoji set a world record of staying at the summit without oxygen for 99 minutes ... < P > In the history of human beings climbing Mount Everest, many warriors have also been buried in the eternal silent world of ice and snow, melting human flesh and blood. Their courage will always inspire later generations, constantly challenge the physical and psychological limits, seek a direct dialogue with nature, and continue the process of exploring the world and human nature.

When explaining mountaineering, Mallory said, "If you can't understand that kind of struggle is the struggle of life itself, the struggle of striving for upward and always upward, then you really can't understand why you want to climb mountains. What we get from it is pure happiness, and this happiness is the highest pursuit of life. "

and this is the essence of the Olympics.

Time Event

The overall route of the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay was announced on April 26th, 27 and the Beijing Olympic Torch was released

The flame arrived in Mount Everest in May 27 for a test preview

The flame was collected in Olympia on March 25th, 28

The Olympic torch was delivered in Greece from March 25th to 3th, 28

The torch was handed over on March 3th, 28. On March 31st, 28, the flame entered China and the launching ceremony of the torch relay started the international relay at the same time.

In May 28, the Olympic flame returned to Chinese mainland.

In May 28, the flame reached Mount Everest.

In August 28, the flame arrived in Beijing.

On August 8th, 28, the flame was lit. On March 24th, 28, the flame was lit at Olympia.

March 24-29, 28 Greece Relay

Torch handover ceremony on March 3, 28 (Athens)

Welcome Ceremony of the Flame Arriving in Beijing on March 31st, 28

Departing for Almaty on April 1st, 28

Almaty on April 2nd, 28

Istanbul on April 3rd, 28

St Petersburg on April 5th, 28

London on April 6th, 28

Paris on April 7th, 28. Buenos Aires

April 13th, 28 Dar es Salaam

April 14th, 28 Muscat

April 16th, 28 Islamabad

April 17th, 28 New Delhi

April 19th, 28 Bangkok

April 21st, 28 Kuala Lumpur

28. April 26th Nagano

April 27th, 28 Seoul

April 28th, 28 Pyongyang

April 29th, 28 Ho Chi Minh City

May 2nd, 28 Hong Kong

May 3rd, 28 Macau

May 4th, 28 Sanya, Hainan Province

2. May 7, 28, Guangzhou, Guangdong

May 8, 28, morning: Mount Everest

May 8, 28, afternoon: Shenzhen

May 9, 28, Huizhou

May 1, 28, Shantou

May 11, 28, Fuzhou, Fujian

Yanshi

May 14th, 28 Ruijin, Jiangxi

May 15th, 28 Jinggangshan

May 16th, 28 Nanchang

May 17th, 28 Wenzhou, Zhejiang

May 17th, 28 Shaoxing

May 18th, 28 Hangzhou

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