在承載著中華民族千年文明的中華世紀(jì)壇前，北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)又誕生了一項(xiàng)讓世人驚嘆的杰作——北京奧運(yùn)會(huì)火炬。“淵源共生和諧共融的祥云”，“曾經(jīng)推動(dòng)世界文明發(fā)展的中國(guó)古代四大發(fā)明之一的紙卷軸”，“源自中國(guó)漢代的漆紅色”，“充滿動(dòng)感活力的中國(guó)印”，再加上“傳承奧林匹克精神的奧林匹克圣火”當(dāng)這些元素完美地融合在一起時(shí)，一件精美絕倫的“藝術(shù)品”就此誕生。

A general view of the torch

The torch of the Beijing Olympic Games has a very strong Chinese flavour. It demonstrates the artistic and technical level of China. It also conveys the message of a Green Olympics, a High-tech Olympics and the People's Olympics. The shape of the paper scroll and the lucky clouds graphic, expresses the idea of harmony. Its stable burning technique and adaptability to the environment have reached a new technical level. The torch of the Beijing Olympic Games is designed, researched and produced in China. BOCOG owns all intellectual property rights.