Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Etiquette Shoes Inspired By Bird'S Nest And Water Cube

The ceremonial footwear of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, which was made by AOKANG group, was delivered to the Olympic Organizing Committee in Wenzhou yesterday.

The more than 400 pairs of ceremonial shoes used in this Olympic Games are divided into two styles: men and women, and the upper is white.

They will be used for ceremonial equipment of ceremonial ladies and flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, as well as the awards.

In March 22, 2007, AOKANG group became the "supplier of leather products in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games" and was allowed to develop Beijing Olympic ceremonial footwear exclusively.

After the handover ceremony, Chen Xi, director of the sports exhibition and awarding ceremony of the twenty-ninth Organizing Committee of the Olympic Organizing Committee, commented on the Wenzhou shoes: "the style design and product quality are in line with the requirements, even beyond our expectations, we can score a full score!"

Wang Zhentao, President of AOKANG group, told reporters that they had applied for patent for these Olympic ceremonial shoes. After the Beijing Olympic Games ended in 2008, they will be sold in the market.

The retail price of each pair of leather shoes may be 2008 yuan, according to people familiar with the matter.

Xu Jianliang, President of AOKANG footwear technology research institute, said that the design of AOKANG Olympic ceremonial shoes fully considered the concept of "Green Olympics, high-tech Olympics and people's Olympics" advocated by the Beijing Olympic Games.

In the Green Olympics, we have taken full account of the selection, processing and production of leather materials, and used non-toxic glue. In the technology Olympics, we have adopted the latest development of nanotechnology to protect the foot pH and inhibit the growth of bacteria. In the Humanistic Olympics, we have taken into consideration the nature of the Olympic standard bearers and etiquette ladies, standing up and walking for a long time, and enhancing the comfort and health of the products in order to relieve fatigue.

"The inspiration for shoes comes from the Olympic stadium's main building, the bird's nest and the water cube."

Xu Jianliang said.