The history and spirit of the modern Olympics have been creatively captured in a scroll-like picture book, which expresses the shared wish for a better life through the celebration of sports and the Games.

In late January, Civilization Magazine (《文明》雜志) and the International Olympic Committee released their third picture book, The Olympic Manifesto, the Beautiful Olympic Cultural Scroll.

Written in Chinese, English and French, the book takes the festival as its inspiration to introduce the 23 countries and 43 cities that have held Olympics since the Games were restarted.

It begins with Greek Orthodox Easter, a religious holiday, and introduces the history of Athens and of the first summer Olympic Games held there when the modern Games were restarted in 1896.

The first and second picture books in the series were jointly released in 2012 and 2016 respectively, and portray the history of the modern Olympic Games, Eastern and Western civilizations, and 120 famous names who have influenced the development of the Games.

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