Nominees of Guangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games Logo Design were awarded by the Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC) in Guangzhou on Thursday afternoon.

Gu Shiyang (1st from right), Deputy Secretary General of GAGOC, and Zhao Jian (1st from right), Vice President of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, have a photo taken with awards winners.

During the Award Ceremony, Gu Shiyang, Deputy Secretary General of GAGOC told the press that the logos, emblems and mascots of both the Guangzhou Asian Games and the Guangzhou Asian Para Games reflect Guangzhou essence and feature Lingnan Culture.

All awards winners and special guests at the ceremony pose for a group photo.

Mr Gu said, "The image system of the Guangzhou Asian Games is one of its kinds in the Asian Games history, which has won the acknowledgements and applauses from both the Olympic Council of Asia andNational Olympic Committees across the continent."

Professor Zhao Jian, head of the Guangzhou Asian Games Overall Image Design Group, said that all the designs of the Guangzhou Asian Games logos are very special and that the concept of the fire figures of the Pictograms is borrowed from the Guangzhou Asian Games Emblem.

Zhao said, "This time, we use the shape of fire instead of dot to stand for the head of the Pictograms. Such is called 'Guangdong-made Product' as it is a brand new try in sports games logo Design."

He said that the fire figures decide that the upcoming Asian Games are different from the last Olympic Games and the Universiade, which break the conventionally visional concept and further reflect "China-Design" Essence. (The End)