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BEIJING, Dec. 15-- Named "Winter Dream" and "Flying High," the emblems of the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have again left a Chinese mark in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, following Beijing 2008 and Nanjing 2017. The two emblems were officially launched in the National Aquatics Center, known as the "Water Cube," on Friday. Lin Cunzhen, deputy dean of China Central Academy of Fine Arts' Design School, is the designer of the two emblems. She is a designer already closely tied with the Olympics, having also designed the emblem of the Nanjing 2017 Youth Olympic Games. "After I knew my design finally got approved, my first feeling was of total relief. We've finally made it, and I felt a great sense of accomplishment. I'm really excited," said Lin, who has worked on these emblems for a year. "I would say that every time we made changes, we did research, made revision and went with the best things. I learned quite a lot during this process," she said. In 2017, Lin's design was adopted as the Beijing 2022 bid emblem. Now, her designs have again been selected as the final emblems of the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. With its origin in the Chinese character "dong" (winter), the Olympic emblem integrates the spirit of Chinese calligraphy and eastern cultural heritage with a modern, global style. It represents a new image of and dream for China. It also expresses China's vision and determination to host "a fantastic, extraordinary and excellent" Winter Olympics and Paralympics, and to encourage 300 million people in the country to participate in winter sports. At the top of the emblem is a skater rushing forward, while at the bottom is a skier. The dynamic lines in the middle represent the mountains and trails in the snow seen during winter sports, and the silk ribbons which are often used when Chinese people celebrate the Lunar New Year, which will overlap with Beijing 2022. | 
