posted 12-09-2018 02:14 PM               

Here's the logo for the China lunar exploration project (CLEP) (中国探月/Zhongguo Tanyue) which you may have noticed on the Chang'e 4 payload fairing. Seems there's a few things going on here:

1. The overall shape is reminiscent of a crescent Moon and seemingly both to the ancient pictograph for Moon and the modern Chinese character（月·）

2. The two grey marks actually resemble footprints (indicating long term goals, one imagines...), while the grey is likely chosen for the Moon itself.

3. The blue curve, if you look at the bottom, contains the pattern of a flock of birds, which I understand to be doves, hence emphasising peaceful exploration of the Moon/space (which was seemingly necessary to underline...).

posted 12-10-2018 09:13 AM               

The top of the curving stroke is a dragon's head, to symbolize that China's aerospace development is "taking off like a giant dragon," according to the government's interpretation (link in Chinese) in 2006, when the logo was selected among more than 1,000 designs the government crowdsourced from the country. The bottom of the pattern is a flock of doves to represent "our good wishes for the peaceful use of space."

The grey marks within the curve are footprints, which represent China's "ultimate dream" of being the second country to put its people on the moon.