The Design Concept and Significance of Fuwa

Fuwa name: Every Fuwa has a catchy name: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. In China, the same name is a traditional way to show love for children. When the names of the five dolls are linked together, you will read Beijing's kind invitation "Welcome to Beijing" to the world. Fuwa moral: Fuwa represents the dreams and aspirations of the people of China. Their prototypes and headdresses contain their connection with the ocean, forest, fire, earth and sky. Their image design applies the expression of China traditional art and shows the splendid culture of China. Bring blessings to all corners of the world. Meaning of Fuwa: For a long time, China has a tradition of conveying blessings through symbols. Each doll of the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games represents a good wish: prosperity, happiness, passion, health and good luck. With the hospitality of Beijing, the dolls brought their blessings to all corners of the world and invited people from all over the world to gather in Beijing to celebrate the 2008 Olympic Games. Source of inspiration: Fuwa Beibei-Source of inspiration: Chinese New Year Pictures-Lotus Year, China traditional fish pattern, water wave pattern; Fuwa Jingjing-inspiration: endangered and rare animals in China: pandas, porcelain lotus shapes in the Song Dynasty; Fuwa Huanhuan-Inspiration: China traditional fire pattern and the fire pattern in Dunhuang murals: Fuwa Ying-Inspiration: a rare animal unique to China: the little Tibetan antelope; Fuwa Nini-Inspiration: Beijing Tradition: Swallows and Shayan Kites. Fuwa Beibei: Beibei's blessing is prosperity. In China traditional culture and art, the patterns of "fish" and "water" are symbols of prosperity and harvest. People use "carp yue longmen" to mean successful career and dream realization, and "fish" also means good luck every year. Beibei's head decoration adopts the fish pattern of Neolithic age in China. Beibei is gentle and innocent, and is a master of water sports, which is in harmony with the blue ring in the Olympic rings. Fuwa Jingjing is a naive giant panda, and she will bring joy to people wherever she goes. As the national treasure of China, the giant panda is deeply loved by people all over the world. Jingjing comes from the vast forest, symbolizing the harmony between man and nature. His head decoration originated from the lotus petal shape on Song porcelain. Jingjing is simple, honest, optimistic and full of strength, representing the black part of the Olympic rings. Fuwa Huanhuan is Fuwa's eldest brother. He is a fire doll, symbolizing the Olympic flame. Huanhuan is the embodiment of sports passion, which spreads passion to all parts of the world and conveys the Olympic spirit faster, higher and stronger. Everywhere Huanhuan went, Beijing 2008 was full of enthusiasm for the world. Huanhuan headdress originated from the flame patterns in Dunhuang murals. He is extroverted and unrestrained, familiar with all kinds of ball games, representing the red ring of the Olympic rings. Fuwa Yingying is a dexterous, agile and flying Tibetan antelope. He comes from the vast western land of China, and sends his good wishes to the world. Yingying is a unique protected animal in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and a demonstration of the Green Olympics. Yingying's head decoration combines the decorative styles of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Xinjiang and other western regions. He is agile and an excellent track and field athlete, representing the yellow ring in the Olympic rings.