Olympic Torch
May 3rd, 2008 by Ted Liptak
Seventy-two centimeters in height and weighing 985 grams, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games’ torch is scroll shaped and embellished with a picture of the ‘Lucky Cloud’. As the ‘Lucky Cloud’ is one of the Chinese traditional cultural symbols, the torch is endowed with a Chinese flavor. It differs from previous Olympic torches as it is strikingly lacquered red and silver.
The light aluminium alloy torch is well designed to have the ability to resist low temperatures, low pressure and variable wind directions and also easy to carry. Additionally, it is environmentally friendly as it is fuelled by propane gas. The torch was researched and devised exclusively by the Chinese and so is characteristically uniquely Chinese.
