Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace -- and good wishes from China -- to children all over the world.The fish - Bei bei
Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, Fuwa also embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals -- the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow -- and the Olympic Flame.
Each of Fuwa has a rhyming two-syllable name -- a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.
When you put their names together -- Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni (北京欢迎你)-- they say "Welcome to Beijing," offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of Fuwa as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games.
Fuwa also embody both the landscape and the dreams and aspirations of people from every part of the vast country of China. In their origins and their headpieces, you can see the five elements of nature -- the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky -- all stylistically rendered in ways that represent the deep traditional influences of Chinese folk art and ornamentation.
The panda - Jing Jing
Huan Huan as the Olympic Flame
The Tibetan Antelope - Ying Ying
lastly, Nini as the Swallow
the mascot really very ''chinese drawing'' looks lor.. hahhaa i mean chinese drawing style...
tml is the grand opening of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games... a universal big games show but i seems never blog on it at all.... so last minute blog bout the mascot ‘助慶‘ for celebration of the olympic games...
in depth details about the mascot can surf here : The official mascot
the latest news and updates on olympic games 2008 : The official Website
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the youtube videos : http://www.youtube.com/beijing2008
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jing jing is my favourite!!!!
ReplyDeletebcos it's a panda.. n it has part of my name!! hehehe...
Love the mascots, they are awesome. I wrote about them myself and have some pictures I took of them from the Bird's Nest.
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