Olympic products to mark 500-day countdown unveiled
[ 2007-03-13 11:16 ]
北京奥组委在奥运会倒计时500天发行了数款以“时间”为主题的限量版收藏品。其中一款“500天倒计时纪念章”，设计理念来源于中国传统日历，以日历的形式记载时光的流逝，形象直观的展示出日期的变化，也象征着日历一页页翻过，奥运会开幕式也正在渐渐临近。纪念章以中英文双语标注倒计时500天，显示出奥运会不仅仅是中国的盛事，也是全世界人民的盛事，备受全世界的瞩目。
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The obverse and
reverse sides of the badge. | The Beijing
organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has unveiled new
licensed products under the theme of "time" to mark the 500-day countdown to the
Olympic Games.
One of them is a yellow commemorative badge whose
obverse side bears the characters of "500 days to go before the Games of the
XXIX Olympiad" in both Chinese and English as well as the description of the
countdown on March 27, 2007 and the Games' opening on August 8, 2008. On its
reverse side the official emblem of the Olympics is shown.
The badge's issue is limited to 10,000 and each piece has a serial number
which collectors pay attention to.
Another product is a set of four badges whose design blends the Olympic
elements with the Chinese style. Its dominant colors of yellow and red represent
happiness and auspiciousness in Chinese tradition.
The bi-lingual description of the 500-day countdown is also displayed on each
badge and the set is imbedded in a photo frame. The issue is rather smaller –
only 5,000.
Vocabulary:
commemorative badge：纪念章
happiness and
auspiciousness：吉祥如意
（Agencies)
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