The Emblem of the 2nd Asian Youth Games, Nanjing 2013 depicts four representative elements of the City of Nanjing: mountains, rivers, city walls and tree leaves as well as the "Red Sun" logo of the Olympic Council of Asia. The composition of the Emblem, painted in Chinese calligraphy, is a vivid representation of an athlete and in the form of the Chinese character "Ning" (abbreviation for the name of Nanjing) in the sunlight. The entire Emblem is bright in colours and is full of motion and energy.