中 (short name: 中 ) (English name: Air China Limited, short name: Air China) is the only national flag carrier of China. As the old saying goes, Phoenix, a bird symbolizing benevolence and The whole world will be at peace once a phoenix reveals itself . The corporate logo of Air China is composed of an artistic phoenix figure, the Chinese characters of 中 in calligraphy written by Deng Xiaoping, by whom the China s reform and opening-up blueprint was designed, and the characters of AIR CHINA in English. Signifying good auspices in the ancient Chinese legends, phoenix is the king of all birds. It flies from the eastern Happy Land and travels over mountains and seas and bestows luck and happiness upon all parts of the world . Air China advocates the core spirit of phoenix which is to serve the world, to lead and move forward to higher goals . By virtue of the immense historical heritage, Air China strives