Our culture for colores

The Chinese Red

With red lanterns, red weddings, red palatial walls and red spring couplets, lives in Beijing are shrouded in red. Red is the colour of Beijing and China.

The Glaze Yellow

With golden glazed tiles, golden leaves and golden farmlands, the peculiar golden colour of the glaze represents the glorious history and landscape of Beijing

The Chinese Scholar-tree Green

Chinese scholar-tree has been selected by Beijing residents to represent the image of Beijing. It tells the theme of the "Green Olympics

The Blue-and-White Porcelain Blue

The colour of the blue-and-white porcelain makes the shade of the sky in Beijing's bright summer and golden autumn. The mild blue of the porcelain hints at the city's history and its creativity.

The Great Wall Grey

The grey Great Wall winds in mountains and grey siheyuan courtyards lie in hutongs.

The grey is the tone of traditional architecture in Beijing.

The Jade White

Chinese intellectuals have been wearing jades to show their honesty since long time ago. Jade is also a symbol of luck.