| As the prelude of the Olympic games, the torch relay is an important component part of the various cultural activities of the Olympic games. Because of its unique features and fascination, it owns the peerless image and value and attracts the wide attention of billions of people throughout the world, thus bring forth an enormous and far-reaching influence to the Olympics as well as the current society. It is an important way to participate in the Olympic games for those who do not have the opportunity to participate in the Olympics. Olympic spirit and humanistic spirit of Olympic host country, host city, regions torch relay vied could be continued to inherited and carried forward. Meanwhile, torch relay has become the platform in which host country show its imagination and creativities. Various unique Olympic torch and flame lighting ceremony most exciting in opening ceremony have become the most precious heritage in Olympic movement, which embodies the perfect combination of sports and the arts, science and technology, the imagination and creativity.What does Olympic torch mean? How it is inherited? What can we learn from previous Olympic torch relay activities? What kind of impact it has made on Olympics and society today? These are issues that should not be overlooked both in Olympic and sports human-sociology research. Based on this, the writer chose the topic of " the historical research of Olympic torch relay", and study from the origin and idea of Olympic flame. On the one hand, it can provide reference for Beijing Olympic torch relay activity; on the other hand, the essay could be used to enrich the Olympic culture studies.On the base of collecting and arranging related data by interviewing and analysis method, the essay looks back on the evolution course and researches the characteristics of the Olympic games thoroughly proceeded from the history of mankind "Fire culture", holding the view that the torch relay of modern Olympics has experienced three periods of development: Gestation-sprouting period (1896～1932); Ceremony-formation period (1936～1980); Innovation-development period (1984～now). Based on this, the essay looks forward to the Beijing Olympics and major sports game from three aspects—gathering, passing, and kindling the flame. |
