In the lead up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the emblem will attract more and more people from around the world to Beijing and China to join the great celebration with the Chinese people.

承诺（Commitment）

“舞动的北京”是一方中国之印。这方“中国印”镌刻着一个有着十三亿人口和五十六个民族的国家对于奥林匹克运动的誓言；见证着一个拥有古老文明和现代风范的民族对于奥林匹克精神的崇尚；呈现着一个面向未来的都市对奥林匹克理想的诉求。它是诚信的象征；它是自信的展示；它是第29届奥林匹克运动会主办城市北京向全世界、全人类做出的庄严而又神圣的承诺。“精诚所至，金石为开”，这枚以先贤明言创意、以金石印章为形象的会徽，是中国人民对于奥林匹克的敬重与真诚。当我们郑重地印下这方“中国印”之时，就意味着2008年的中国北京将为全世界展现一幅“和平、友谊、进步”的壮美图画，将为全人类奏响“更快、更高、更强”的激情乐章。

正阳门城楼南面全貌（之一）（感受人文老北京系列之老北京的城门）

正阳门城楼南面的全貌，是1916年之后不久从箭楼向北拍摄的。左右城墙上各辟两个门洞，是城门改造的工程项目之一。东门洞直通户部街，西门洞直通刑部街。工程于1916年完工。

正阳门面阔7间，齐城平台宽50米，进深24米，通高42米，重檐三滴水歇山顶，上铺灰筒瓦，绿琉璃瓦剪边。瓮城巨大，呈弧形，宽108米，深85米，四面各辟一门。

"Dancing Beijing " is a Chinese Seal. It is engraved with commitment made to the Olympic Movement by a country that has 56 ethnic groups and a population of 1.3 billion. While witnessing the advocacy of the Olympic Spirit by a nation with both ancient civilization and modern culture, it also unfolds a future-oriented city's pursuit of the Olympic Ideal.

崇文门城楼(之二)

图为1912年之崇文门城楼南面。

崇文门位于北京内南垣东侧，距正阳门约三里，是内外城通衢的孔道之一。城楼面阔5间，通宽39.1米深3间，通进深24.3米；楼连台高35.2米；重楼重檐，歇山式灰筒绿琉璃瓦剪边。

It is a symbol of trust and an expression of self confidence, standing for the solemn yet sacred promise that Beijing - the host city of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - has made to the world and to all mankind.

"Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone (literally meaning sincerity smoothes the way to success)." The inception of our ancestors' wisdom and the image of a seal made of metal and stone allow the emblem to present Chinese people's respect and honesty for the Olympics.

The moment we earnestly imprint the emblem with the "Chinese seal", Beijing is about to show the world a grand picture of "peace, friendship, and progress of mankind" and to strike up the passionate movement of "faster, higher, and stronger" for mankind.