The themed exhibition "Traditional Chinese Culture in the Beijing Double Olympics" was unveiled at the Beijing Olympic Museum

China News Service, Beijing, November 10 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) The theme exhibition "Traditional Chinese Culture in the Beijing Double Olympics" was officially opened at the Beijing Olympic Museum on the 10th and is open to the public free of charge. This exhibition was planned and launched by the Beijing Olympic City Development Promotion Association. It systematically sorts out the vivid practices of creative transformation and innovative development of China’s excellent traditional culture during the preparation and hosting of the two Olympic Games, and explores the profound story of the integration and symbiosis of Chinese civilization and Olympic culture.

Beijing is the world's first "Double Olympic City". The two Olympic Games not only left wonderful competitive memories, but also accumulated rich cultural wealth. It is reported that this exhibition breaks the narrative logic of simple event review and takes "the road of creative transformation of Chinese culture in the Beijing Double Olympics" as the main line. Through the three major sections of "roots and meaning", "all things shine together" and "heritage sustainability", more than 100 precious physical exhibits are combined with pictures. Cultural exhibition boards, multimedia audio and video, interactive check-in and other forms create a three-dimensional exhibition experience of "seeing exhibits, reading stories, and listening to the stories of those who have experienced it", leading the audience to read the stunning Olympic designs from a different perspective, and the wisdom of traditional Chinese culture flows everywhere.

In the "Inspiration from Roots" section, the audience can read from the Olympic venue model that "Xue Ruyi" is taken from the traditional Chinese mascot "Ruyi", and "Xue Feitian" is inspired by Dunhuang Feitian. Modern sports buildings turn the ancient philosophy of landscape construction and the unity of man and nature into reality. In the showcase, the "Double Olympics" medals, torches, a full set of mascots, commemorative badges, uniforms and precious design manuscripts are on display. The gold-inlaid jade medals of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are inlaid with jade, and the concentric circle medals of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics express the beautiful meaning of the unity of heaven and earth and the unity of people. Each physical object allows the audience to touch the cultural ingenuity behind the "Double Olympics" design.

Entering the "All things shine together" section, the audience can experience the concept of "harmony" contained in the Olympic slogan, and listen to classic Olympic songs such as "You and Me" and "Snowflakes"; the large screen loops through the highlights of the opening and closing ceremonies of the two Olympic Games. Famous scenes such as movable type printing, singing on the can, walking on the scroll, countdown to the 24 solar terms, water from the Yellow River coming from the sky, and willows breaking to express feelings are reappeared before their eyes, and they can intuitively feel the Chinese romance above the sports event.

Different from exhibitions that focus on the competition venue, this exhibition specifically sets up a "Heritage Sustainability" section, focusing on the inheritance and development of Olympic heritage in the post-Winter Olympics era, benefiting the people and integrating into urban life. Photos and objects record vivid scenes such as the renovation and reuse of Olympic venues, national fitness and sports, Youth Olympic education, and cultural exhibition activities, showing how after the grand conclusion of the two Olympic Games, the "Double Olympics" culture has stepped out of the grand event stage and truly entered ordinary homes.

According to the organizer, the exhibition is based on the construction of a national cultural center. It not only looks back at the Olympic events, but also focuses on exploring the contemporary value of the "Double Olympics" culture, empowering the Olympic spirit and the Chinese context in both directions, promoting the transformation of the "Double Olympics" culture into high-quality public cultural products, and injecting lasting cultural power into the development of the capital city.