This article, in the Olympics section of Beijing-Travel-Guide.com, talks about the symbolic meaning of 6 Olympic colors, white, gray, red, yellow, blue and green. It’s a lovely way to see Chinese symbolism in all the Olympic adverts.

Each description contains the common name of the color, the official Olympic name for the color and then a short discussion of the color’s importance in the Games and Chinese culture.

WHITE: Jade White: In ancient times, Chinese intellectuals wore jade to show their honesty and suggest that they were clean, pure-hearted and unselfish. Jade, which the Chinese use to make jewelry and sculptures, is also a symbol of luck.

Personally, I’d have called the gray one “Beijing sky gray”… but that’s just me!

Via Beijing-Travel-Guide.com