Dancing Beijing is the name of the Official Emblem of the 2008 Olympic Games. It was unveiled in August of 2003 to a crowd of over 2800 in Beijing's Temple of Heaven Park. Jacques Rogge of the International Olympic Committee heralded the emblem's design, saying that "Your new emblem immediately conveys the awesome beauty and power of China which are embodied in your heritage and your people."
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Unveiled August, 2008
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First presented to a group of over 2800 people in the Temple of Heaven Park
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The red color symbolizes China and good luck
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The figures open arms are meant to be an invitation to the world
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Some dispute as to the patent ownership of the emblem occurred in 2003
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Curvaceous form of the figure meant to represent dancing
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Curves also allude to the dragon
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IOC chairman Jacques Rogge praised the design
