Editor’s note
Run into the new era and strive to get out of Dongting. From 8 to 18 September 2022, Beijing time, the fourteen Hunan Provincial Games will be held in the city of Yueyang.
As the four-year Hunan Sports Festival approaches, Hongwang Sports integrates authoritative materials such as “Hunan Provincial Chronicle Sports Chronicle”, “Hunan Sports Historical Materials”, “Hunan Sports Yearbook”, “Hunan Yearbook” and other authoritative materials and launches a series of “Provincial Sports History” reports, lead everyone to experience the development history of the Hunan Provincial Games, jointly support the deep history and welcome the glorious future of Hunan sports.
In addition to the championship glorious moments of a successful sporting event, the emblem and mascot of this event can always amaze people. The “China Seal Dancing Beijing” of 2008 and the “Winter Dream” of 2022 remained etched in the memory of the Chinese people forever along with the two peerless Olympic Games in Beijing.
In the process of reading, arranging and collecting the historical materials of the Hunan Provincial Games, the author paid particular attention to the emblem, the iconic symbol of the previous Hunan Provincial Games. Judging by the images and video materials that can be found so far, the first and second provincial games may not use the emblem. The first emblem originated during the third Hunan provincial games in 1974. Since then, the emblem he became a provincial. most symbolic symbol of the Games, and from 1974 to 2022, the Hunan Provincial Games produced a total of 12 emblems.These emblems have different styles and reflect the changes of the times in one aspect.
In this issue, Hongwang Sports launched an exclusive plan, leading everyone to open up Hunan’s heavy sports history again and look back on those emblems that played an important role in the history of the Hunan Provincial Games. Due to the long history, the design meanings of the individual emblems are missing.If you have more valuable, accurate and detailed information at your fingertips, you are also welcome to contribute with us, so as to preserve and record the glorious history of Hunan Sports .
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The emblem of the third Hunan Games
This is the earliest known emblem of the Hunan Provincial Games. The emblem is diamond-shaped as a whole: an athlete runs forward with three red flags on his head and the words “The 3rd Hunan Games”.
The whole coat of arms is drawn with evident symbols of the times. In that simple era, the coat of arms appeared mainly on promotional posters and commemorative badges of the Provincial Games.
Emblem of the Fourth Games of Hunan
The emblem of the 4th Provincial Games follows the shape of the diamond of the previous session.The emblem has three elements, such as the three balls, the track, 4, 1978 and Hunan, and the general shape is very simple.
As in the previous session, the emblem of the current Provincial Games is mainly used on promotional posters and commemorative badges of the Provincial Games.
The emblem of the 5th Hunan Games
After the reform and opening, the Chinese logo design gradually began to be in line with international standards, showing a diversified development trend. The Fifth Provincial Games crest is generally square, with the track image design, 1982, and hibiscus flowers on it. Hunan is known as the “Furong Country”. The poet Tan Yong at the end of the Tang dynasty has a sentence that “The autumn wind is thousands of miles of Furong country, and the evening rain is a thousand houses in Xueli village.” few dreams, and Furong town is full of sunshine. “
The emblem of this session was not only displayed on propaganda posters and commemorative badges, but was also publicly displayed at the opening ceremony.
The emblem of the 6th Hunan Games
The coat of arms of the VI Provincial Games is as a whole rectangular.The track inside the coat of arms and the inscription 1986 make the coat of arms look like a torch and the flaming flame above cleverly incorporates the number 6 within it.
It should be noted that in the process of arranging the emblems of the VI Provincial Games, the author found that some of the emblems used in some venues are different in detail, mainly the part of the track in the coat of arms and the track of some versions is more direct. In the era when people’s awareness of using logo rules is not very strong, this situation also occurs from time to time.
The emblem of the 7th Hunan Games
The emblem of the 7th Provincial Games follows the inspiration of the previous torch design: the numbers 1990 and 7 form the shape of the torch and the first letter HN in Hunan Pinyin forms an abstract flame shape on the top.
Due to the lack of information, the emblem of the 7th Provincial Games was found only in the order book of the competition event.
The emblem of the 8th Hunan Games
The 8th Provincial Games were held in Changde, Hunan. The coat of arms of this session is generally round, with elements of the track, the ancient Changde city wall and the number 8 added, and the words of the Eighth Provincial Games of Hunan and Changde in 1996 are written.
In addition to the game scene, the emblem is widely used on items such as game tickets and commemorative coins.
The emblem of the 9th Hunan Games
The 9th Provincial Games were held in Yiyang, Hunan. Like the first Provincial Games after entering the new century, this emblem has a relatively bold innovation. The main part consists of a red track and a touch of green, which not only symbolizes the number 9, but the Y of Yiyang Pinyin is also very close. Interestingly, the 2002 design below is very new, cleverly linking 2’s and 0’s across a circle, and YY below represents Yiyang, where the Provincial Games were held.
As for the emblem of the current Provincial Games, Yiyang’s streets and alleys can be seen everywhere at that time, and it is also widely used in related souvenirs and program lists.
The emblem of the 10 Hunan Games
Zhuzhou, the “Changzhou-Zhuzhou-Tanzhou City Circle”, is the host city of the 10 Provincial Games. The emblem of this year’s Provincial Games is only in red and black.The red phoenix is drawn as the number 10 and the profile of the tail is also reminiscent of the flaming sports torch. Below, Zhuzhou, Hunan 2006 tells you at a glance where the current provincial games will be held. The phoenix embodies the humanistic environment of Zhuzhou and has auspicious meanings.The upward flame symbolizes the passionate burning of the provincial Games and indicates the vigorous development of sport in Hunan.
The 10th Provincial Games are a lingering reminder for many Zhuzhou citizens. Many people appreciate the commemorative badges, tickets and other items from that year. The Zhuzhou Sports Center built for the Provincial Games is still in Zhuzhou Sports today. plays an important role in the development of
Emblem of the 11th Hunan Games
After the successful hosting of the games in Zhuzhou, Xiangtan in the “Changzhou-Zhuzhou-Tanzhou City Circle” took over the right to host the provincial Games. Xiangtan is known as the “Lotus City”, so the emblem of these Provincial Games also appeared with lotus elements. The general emblem is in the shape of a torch, composed of the abstract Shaofeng, the silhouette of the lotus and the English initials of the word “Tan”. “T” is composed of three elements, which highlight the cultural heritage and humanistic characteristics of Xiangtan, where the 11th Provincial Games were held.
At that time, the designs of the crest of the Games in all the provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of the country began to be composed of gradient colors with blocks of color that reflected a specific meaning, presenting the overall emblem in the form of traces. style has continued to this day.
The emblem of the 12th Hunan Games
The 12th Provincial Games were held in Loudi, central Hunan. The emblem of the current Provincial Games is made up of elements such as LD, landscape, 12, athletes, sports torches, etc. It shows Loudi’s regional characteristics, the image of the athletes who have done the session and the forward-thinking athletes, and vividly highlights the hot and grandiose sports. Competitive atmosphere.
This emblem is consistent with the overall design style of the previous emblem and has been widely used in various products, posters and banners related to the Provincial Games.
The emblem of the 13 Hunan Games
Under the themed slogan “Hengyang and Shaoyang, Sanxiang win-win”, the 13 Provincial Games were held jointly by Hengyang and Shaoyang, and the emblem of these Provincial Games also highlighted the elements of the two host cities. The emblem as a whole embodies the number 13, which represents the 13 Hunan Provincial Games. The red sports torch symbolizes the prosperity of Hunan’s sporting enterprises; flying geese make up the number 1, represent steady and long-term progress, fight for first place and strive to build Hengyang, a real provincial subcenter and the most beautiful prefecture-level city, Shaoyang La first style of running spelling of the letter S forms the number 3, representing Shaoyang, who is accelerating its opening to the outside world and accelerating the construction of “two centers and one hub”. The general implication of the emblem is that Hengyang and Shaoyang, under the auspicious torch, will organize the Provincial Games together and create brilliance together.
The emblem continues to use the previous design style and continues to appear on related peripheral products.
Emblem of the XIV Games of Hunan
The next 14th Hunan Provincial Games will be held in Yueyang from 8 to 18 September. The emblem of this year’s Provincial Games is designed with the theme “Beyond”, incorporating elements of “athletes, torches, moose, finless porpoises and birds”. The atmosphere of sporting competition and the vigor of the XIV Games also showed the cultural heritage and regional characteristics of Yueyang, where it was held. The words 2022 Yueyang below the emblem are waved in the form of calligraphy strokes. The lines are vigorous and majestic and contain momentum and forward momentum. The whole expresses the unique beauty of the 14th Hunan Games in the artistic form of traditional calligraphy and painting.
Currently, in addition to the stadium posters and banners, the emblem is also used on the clothing of torchbearers, volunteers and other personnel and will also appear in commemorative products related to the Provincial Games in the future.
Flag of the Hunan Provincial Games
Just as the five-ring logo is the symbol of the Olympic Games, the Hunan Provincial Games also have their own flag design. The flag is white, with an abstract image of an athlete inside, with the words Hunan Provincial Sports Games and The Hunan Province Games underneath.
By convention, at the closing ceremony of the Provincial Games, the flag will be handed over to the mayors of the cities where the two Provincial Games are held.
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