| 2010 Asian Games, the 16th Asian Games
Emblem
The emblem is the result of elaborate
selection from 2,555 bidding works through an international
solicitation campaign by Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing
Committee (GAGOC). In September, GAGOC invited renowned experts
in China to assess the bidding works and 10 designs were
short-listed. After repeated amendments and revisions, the
emblem was approved by the 2nd GAGOC EB meeting on September 27,
2006.
The design of the emblem is originated from a beautiful legend.
As the legend goes: Ages ago, the farm lands in Guangzhou ran
deserted and the people were suffering from famine. The people
could do nothing but pray to the heaven for luck. Moved by their
piety, five immortals descended from the heaven, riding on goats
with wool of various colors and holding rice ears in their
hands. The immortals gave the rice ears to the local people and
prayed this land ¡°free from famine¡±. Afterwards, the five
immortals disappeared into the sky. Five goats were left behind
and turned into stones. From then on, Guangzhou has been
bestowed with bumper harvest of grain every year and known as
the City of Goats and the City of Rice Ear. Today, the Five-goat
Statue standing in Yue Xiu Park is regarded as the symbol of
Guangzhou city.
2010 Guangzhou Asian Games: November
12-27 2008
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