With high aspirations and great anticipation, the people of Beijing are looking forward to hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2008 Paralympic Games.

With its 690,000 years of human history, its 3,000-year history as a city and its status as a capital city for more than 850 years, Beijing has a rich culture and its own special style. Today's Beijing is a pleasing blend of the ancient and modern. Its unique hutong (alleyways) and siheyuan (courtyard residences), the magnificent Forbidden City and the Great Wall are now joined by its Central Business District and the Zhongguancun Science Park. Beijing's status as an ancient, cultured capital is no longer its only pride. Internationalization has become a new feature. With the Chinese people's sense of beauty, simplicity and harmony flourishing in a modern metropolitan environment, Beijing has become a wonderful place to live and work.

The residents of Beijing, in league with people from around the country, look forward to achieving their century old dream of staging a "high–level Olympic Games with distinguishing features." "One World One Dream," the slogan of the 2008 Olympic Games, serves to express the Chinese people's strong desire for peaceful development and a more harmonious social life, but it also epitomizes their great wish to contribute to a peaceful, more beautiful world.

Beijing is full of energy, vitality and brilliance. It is on its way to becoming a great Olympic city.

Welcome to Beijing!

奥运部分

Olympic City

第一部分北京2008年奥运会简况

Beijing 2008 Olympic Events

北京2008年奥运会和残奥会的主题口号

2005年6月26日，北京2008年奥运会和残奥会的主题口号“同一个世界同一个梦想”隆重发布。

“同一个世界，同一个梦想”(One World One Dream)集中体现了奥林匹克精神的实质和普遍价值观——团结、友谊、进步、和谐、参与和梦想，表达了全世界在奥林匹克精神的感召下，追求人类美好未来的共同愿望。

“同一个世界，同一个梦想”(One World One Dream)深刻反映了北京2008年奥运会的核心理念，体现了作为“绿色奥运、科技奥运、人文奥运”三大理念的核心和灵魂的人文奥运所蕴含的和谐的价值观。

“同一个世界，同一个梦想”(One World One Dream)表达了北京市民和中国人民与世界各国人民共有美好家园、同享文明成果、携手共创未来的崇高理想；表达了一个拥有5000年文明、正在大步走向现代化的伟大民族致力于和平发展、社会和谐、人民幸福的坚定信念；表达了13亿中国人民为建立一个和平而更美好的世界做出贡献的心声。

Beijing 2008 Olympic Slogan

The slogan “One World One Dream,” symbolizes an Olympiad rooted in peace, unity and friendship, the spirit of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2008 Paralympic Games. After months of debate over ideas about the spirit of the Olympic Games and sifting through suggestions from every corner of China and from around the world, BOCOG announced these four simple, yet powerful words on June 26, 2005.

"One World One Dream" epitomizes the main ideals of the Beijing Olympic Games. It reflects the values of harmony connoted in the “People's Olympics” concept and the core and soul of the “Green Olympics, High-Tech Olympics and People's Olympics” concepts as a whole.

"One World One Dream" is a simple expression that has a profound meaning. It is of China but also of the world. It conveys the lofty ideals of the people of Beijing and China to join hand-in-hand with people from around the world, with the global community and with all of human civilization to create a bright future for everyone. It expresses the firm desire of a great nation, a nation with a long history of 5,000 years that is on its way towards modernization and that is committed to peaceful development, to building a more harmonious society and to ensuring people's happiness. It is a nation that believes these aspirations can be achieved and that 1.3 billion Chinese people can make still greater contributions to the establishment of a more peaceful and brighter world.

北京2008年奥运会会徽

2003年8月3日，北京2008年奥运会会徽在北京天坛祈年殿正式发布。

北京2008年奥运会会徽名为“中国印·舞动的北京”，是从1985份参赛作品中甄选出来的，它将肖形印、中国字和奥运五环有机地结合起来，巧妙地幻化成一个向前奔跑、舞动着迎接胜利的运动人形，表达出北京热情地张开双臂欢迎各国朋友的到来，充满了青春的活力。北京2008年奥运会会徽是奥林匹克精神与中国优秀传统文化的完美结合，是中国人民奉献给奥林匹克运动的宝贵财富。

Beijing 2008 Olympic Emblem

“Chinese Seal—Dancing Beijing” is the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games. The original design of the emblem was selected from nearly 2,000 entries that BOCOG received from around the world.

The emblem delicately incorporates a seal, Chinese characters and the Olympic rings. With a running figure waving its hands to embrace victory, the emblem stands for a vigorous Beijing opening her arms to welcome friends from all around the world. It represents a perfect blending of the Olympic spirit and traditional Chinese culture, and it is a treasure dedicated by the Chinese people to the Olympic Movement.

The Emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games was unveiled August 3, 2003, at the Temple of Heaven.

北京2008年残奥会会徽

2004年7月13日，北京2008年残奥会会徽在北京中华世纪坛发布。

北京2008年残奥会会徽被称为“天·地·人”，是一个充满动感的人形，暗示着残疾人在运动和生活中所付出的巨大努力。它以天、地、人和谐统一为主线，把中国的文字、书法和残奥精神融为一体，体现了“精神寓于运动”的残疾人奥林匹克运动精神，具有深厚的中国传统文化底蕴。会徽中的三种颜色分别代表太阳(红色)、天空(蓝色)以及大地(绿色)。

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Emblem

“Sky, Earth and Human Beings,” the emblem of the Beijing Paralympic Games, is a stylized figure of an athlete in motion, illustrating the tremendous efforts that people with a disability make to achieve success in sports and in their daily lives. With the unity and harmony of “Sky Earth and Human Beings,” the emblem organically incorporates Chinese characters, calligraphy and the Paralympic spirit. It embodies the true Paralympic motto of “Spirit in Motion” and reflects the integration of mind, body and spirit in human beings, the core philosophy of Chinese culture. The three colours in the emblem represent the sun (red), the sky (blue) and the earth (green).

The emblem of the Beijing Paralympic Games was unveiled July 13, 2004.

北京2008年奥运会吉祥物

2005年11月11日，北京2008年奥运会吉祥物“福娃”正式

发布。

“福娃”是北京2008年奥运会的吉祥物，其色彩与灵感来源于奥林匹克五环，来源于中国辽阔的山川大地、江河湖海和人们喜爱的动物形象。福娃是五个可爱的亲密小伙伴，他们的造型融入了鱼、大熊猫、藏羚羊、燕子以及奥林匹克圣火的形象。

每个娃娃都有一个琅琅上口的名字：“贝贝”、“晶晶”、“欢欢”、“迎迎”和“妮妮”，把五个娃娃的名字连在一起，你会读出北京对世界的盛情邀请——“北京欢迎你”。

“福娃”代表了中国人民的梦想和渴望。他们的原型和头饰蕴含着其与海洋、森林、火、大地和天空的联系，其形象设计应用了中国传统艺术的表现方式，展现了中国的灿烂文化。福娃向世界各地的孩子们传递友谊、和平、积极进取的精神和人与自然和谐相处的美好愿望。

贝贝传递的祝福是繁荣，其头部纹饰使用了中国新石器时代的鱼纹图案。贝贝温柔纯洁，是水上运动的高手，和奥林匹克五环中的蓝环相互辉映。

晶晶是一只憨态可掬的大熊猫，其头部纹饰源自宋瓷上的莲花瓣造型。晶晶憨厚乐观，充满力量，代表奥林匹克五环中黑色的一环。

欢欢是福娃中的老大哥，是一个火娃，象征奥林匹克圣火，其头部纹饰源自敦煌壁画中火焰的纹样。欢欢外向奔放，熟稔各项球类运动，代表奥林匹克五环中红色的一环。

迎迎是一只机敏灵活、驰骋如飞的藏羚羊，其头部纹饰融入了青藏高原和新疆等西部地区的装饰风格。迎迎身手敏捷，是田径好手，代表奥林匹克五环中黄色的一环。

妮妮是一只展翅飞翔的燕子，创意造型来自北京传统的沙燕风筝。天真无邪、欢快矫捷的妮妮将在体操比赛中闪亮登场，代表奥林匹克五环中绿色的一环。

Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots – Fuwa

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their colours and inspiration, the Fuwa serve as the official mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace—and blessings from China—to children all over the world. Expressing the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, the Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals: the fish, the panda, the Tibetan antelope, the swallow and the Olympic flame.

Each of the Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name, and when you put their names together—Bei, Jing, Huan, Ying and Ni—they say Beijing huanying ni! or “Welcome to Beijing.” It symbolizes a warm invitation to the people of the world that reflects the mission of the five Fuwa as playful young ambassadors for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The Fuwa also embody the landscape, the dreams and aspirations of people from every part of the vast nation of China. In their origins and from their headpieces, you can see the five elements of nature—the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky—all stylistically rendered in ways that represent the deep traditional influences of Chinese folk art and ornamentation.

Beibei, a fish who carries the blessing of prosperity, is strong in water sports and reflects the blue Olympic ring.

Jingjing, a giant Panda, is charmingly naive and optimistic. He is an athlete noted for strength who represents the black Olympic ring.

Huanhuan is a child of fire, symbolizing the Olympic flame and the passion of sport expressed in the Olympic motto: “Citius, Altius, Fortius.”

Like all Antelopes, Yingying is fast and agile. Yingying, strong in track and field events, represents the yellow Olympic ring.

Nini is as innocent and joyful as a swallow. She is strong in gymnastics and represents the green Olympic ring.

The Mascots of the Beijing Olympic Games were officially unveiled November 11, 2005.