The National Day Preparation Committee yesterday unveiled the logo for this year’s Double Ten National Day celebrations, saying it highlights the concepts of “resiliency and sustainability” while recognizing the nation’s diverse cultures and creative arts.
The gentle curved lines, which join together and extend outward, represent the flexible attitude of Taiwanese, but also their firmness and resiliency, committee secretary-general Hua Ching-chun (花敬群) said.
This year’s slogan is “Taiwan Democracy, Resilience and Sustainability,” and the logo was designed using blue, red and white — the colors of the national flag, Hua said.
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The “ocean blue” denotes the surrounding sea’s capacity to take in all flowing rivers, the “brick red” signifies Taiwan’s diverse temples and the “theater stage red” represents the local neighborhood stages used for traditional Taiwanese opera and folk entertainment, Hua said, adding that together they depict the aesthetics and range of Taiwan’s cultures and creative arts.
When lit up, the design would create impression of the national flag fluttering in the wind, symbolizing the confidence, enthusiasm and cultural diversity of Taiwanese, their love of their homeland, and their courage and determination to safeguard democracy, he said.
The ceremonial events at this year’s celebrations would have four main themes: “Democracy and Freedom,” “Resiliency,” “Mutual Support” and “International Friends,” the committee said.
Among the performers would be the Taipei Municipal Jianguo Senior High School marching band, which placed second at a competition in the US this year, and to boost ties with Japan, the Emerald Knights marching band from Tokyo University of Agriculture’s Second High School, the committee said.
Additional reporting by Jason Pan
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