The "Flying" torch of the Beijing Winter Olympics was unveiled. What is its design concept?

The one-year countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Aquatics Center "Water Cube" in Beijing. At the event site, the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics torches were officially unveiled. The torch is an important carrier of the Beijing Winter Olympics concepts and Chinese culture, and a concentrated expression of the vision and spirit of the Beijing Winter Olympics. So, how much scientific and technological content does "Feiyang" contain, and what kind of beautiful vision does the Chinese people have for the Olympics?

The appearance design of the torch for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics was officially released and unveiled. Picture provided by the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee

The appearance of the Beijing Winter Olympics torch is very dynamic and energetic. The colors are silver and red, symbolizing the meeting of ice and fire, flying passion, illuminating the ice and snow, and warming the world. The appearance of the Winter Paralympic torch is exactly the same as the Winter Olympics torch, except that the colors are silver and gold, which means glory and dreams, and embodies the Paralympic values ??of "courage, determination, inspiration, equality"; in addition, the bottom circle of the torch is engraved with The full name of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Braille. During the handover, the tops of the two torches can be closely interlocked, which also symbolizes the Winter Olympics vision of exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations and making the world more understanding and integrated. Since Beijing is the first "Double Olympic City" in the history of the Olympic Games, the "flying" appearance echoes the shape of the main torch tower of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It also uses auspicious cloud patterns as the base, and gradually transitions from bottom to top to a paper-cut style snowflake pattern. .

Li Jianye, the torch appearance designer, pointed out that the torch does not seem to have a straight line visually, and the curves are also changing, which creates a sense of movement, like a plant, which is endless, and can especially reflect the Chinese people's Taoism. It follows the traditional thinking of following nature and the unity of man and nature; and the source of inspiration for the design is a leaf. He said: "We saw a leaf at that time. The beauty it can show itself is different from the beauty that is very formal in traditional industrial design." Therefore, this design is both natural and innovative. Because we changed the torch from the original complete and closed shape to an open shape, forming an inner and outer streamer, and the fire burned in the middle of the streamer. The combustion method is also particularly innovative. The traditional way is a ball of fire, but our torch is circling upward like a fire dragon. Moreover, through the control of some small details of the design, the fire can slowly grow from small to large, and it will have a very dynamic feeling when it reaches the top. The whole design is very different. ?

At the same time, ?Feiyang? has a high technological content. First of all, it does not use traditional metal materials, but uses lightweight, high-strength carbon fiber and resin composite materials. Secondly, there are also many technological innovations in technology. Huang Xiangyu, a carbon fiber expert and deputy general manager of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., said: "We use a three-dimensional weaving method, which is the most advanced technology we have adopted." It can be knitted into various shapes and any size required by the designer. This is a technological breakthrough in carbon fiber molding. The second is a variety of specially designed molds to solve the molding requirements of different curved surfaces. The third is the selection of a very special resin that can withstand high temperatures. Fourth, the resin molding technology is also specially developed. Traditional curing methods cannot solve the problem. Finally, the torch made of resin is made step by step through special means, which is also fire-resistant and temperature-resistant. ?