Detailed introduction of Chinese folk Fuwa

On the night of 11th, 2005, Beijing Workers' Stadium attracted global attention: the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games was unveiled and officially unveiled.

The mascot consists of five "Chinese Fuwa", affectionately called "Fuwa Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini", based on the ideas of "fish, panda, Olympic flame, Tibetan antelope and Jingyan".

The Beijing Olympic Games mascot program has condensed the efforts of countless artists and representatives from all walks of life, and is a crystallization of collective wisdom.

On December 15, 2004, in the 16th floor conference room of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, 24 experts and scholars with outstanding achievements in the fields of art and culture, such as Chen Yifei and Zheng Yuanjie, made an artistic selection of 662 valid entries for the mascot.

On December 17, the Recommendation and Selection Committee, composed of 10 Chinese and foreign experts including renowned artists Jin Shangyi and Chang Shana, reviewed and commented on the 56 works that entered the recommendation and selection stage. The panda, tiger, dragon, Monkey King, rattle drum and Ah Fu 6 works were designated as the Beijing Olympic Games mascot modification direction.

Based on the opinions of the Recommendation and Selection Committee, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games set up a mascot modification and creation team headed by Han Meilin, a master of arts and crafts, and composed of nine domestic design, animation and cartooning professionals. Starting from late December, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games held a number of special meetings to study and put forward modification opinions. The Executive Committee of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games held two special meetings to consider the design of the mascot, and many artists participated in the creation and modification of the mascot. On the basis of brainstorming, Han Meilin, the head of the modification team, wrote the final design of the mascot program.

In order to further understand whether the creation of the image of the "Chinese baby" is the right idea, in the process of modification and creation, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games held several mascot evaluation meetings, inviting representatives from all walks of life to comment on the mascot candidates. Whether it is Huang Miaozi, Ding Cong and other respected 80-year-old famous artists, or some recent years active in the field of art and design of young elites have gone to the scene, on the creation of the mascot to put forward constructive comments. The designers of the mascots for the Athens and Sydney Olympics also made suggestions on the design of the mascots for the Beijing Olympics.

In addition to this, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games also solicited opinions from elementary school students and kindergarteners by means of a questionnaire survey. The mascots are loved by many children, and the Beijing Organizing Committee interviewed and tested 49 third-grade students from an elementary school and 22 middle-aged and older children from a kindergarten in Beijing by means of a questionnaire survey. The survey showed that the mascot candidate "China Fuwa" has a strong recognition among children, who think the image is very cute.

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) invited the National People's Congress (NPC), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the Municipal People's Congress (CPC), the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), members of the Democratic Party, experts in Olympic studies, and representatives of the athletes and designers, to deliberate on the Beijing mascot candidates. The vast majority of the delegates to the mascot candidate program to be affirmed that the group of works of creative novelty, ingenious conception, vivid modeling, distinctive, with a strong Chinese cultural flavor; in the creativity and modeling is more complete, reflecting the Chinese style, ethnicity, modernity, reflecting the harmony between man and nature.

April 21, the Beijing Olympic Games mascot selection committee held another meeting to listen to and discuss the revision of the mascot. The committee considered that the image of "China Fuwa" is rich in concept, far-reaching meaning and complete design, and unanimously agreed to submit the revised candidate program to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games for consideration.

The mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games consists of five "Fuwa": "Fuwa Huanhuan" is modeled after the Olympic flame, representing passion." Fuwa Jingjing" is the prototype of the panda, from the forest, on behalf of joy." Fuwa Beibei" is a fish child, from the rivers, lakes and seas, representing prosperity." The prototype of "Fuwa Yingying" is the Tibetan antelope, from the grassland and earth, representing the health. The prototype of "Fuwa Nini" is the Jingyan, which comes from the sky and represents luck.

Liu Qi, chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), said: "The mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games is another special gift from China to the world and the Olympic Movement. It corresponds to the emblem and slogan of the Beijing Olympic Games and expresses the Chinese people's yearning for peace, friendship, progress and harmony in the world, and conveys the heartfelt message of "Beijing welcomes you". Beijing Olympic Games mascot has a strong Chinese characteristics, showing the cultural characteristics of China's multi-ethnic family, contains the Chinese people's understanding of the harmony between man and nature, the interdependence of all things in heaven and earth, the basic idea of harmonious operation."

In addition to his love for the Beijing Olympic Games emblem, IOC President Rogge also praised the lovely Beijing Olympic Games mascots from the bottom of his heart, writing personally to congratulate them, saying, "The Fuwa are a great little family carefully selected by the Beijing Organizing Committee to represent all of China, and they bring friendship to children in all corners of the world." Rogge said, "I love each and every one of the Fuwa characters and their story of bringing the traditional blessings of China to the world. Beijing's choice touched my heart, and I am sure Fuwa will touch the hearts of the world as well."

11, in the Beijing Olympic Games will be another important historical moment, the five mascot dolls form a cheerful and happy little team, the passion and joy, health and wisdom, good luck and prosperity to the world, a generous invitation to the world *** gathered in Beijing, celebrating the feast of mankind, the interpretation of China's blessing of the world's beautiful story.

What is the meaning of Fuwa, the mascot of 2008:

Fuwa is the mascot of the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, whose color and inspiration come from the five Olympic rings, from China's vast mountains, rivers and lakes, and from the image of people's favorite animals. Fuwa conveys to children all over the world the spirit of friendship, peace and positive development, and the wish for harmony between human beings and nature.

Fuwa is the first mascot of the Olympic Games in China.

The Fuwa are five cute and close friends, whose shapes incorporate the images of fish, giant panda, Olympic flame, Tibetan antelope and swallow.

Fuwa Beibei, Fuwa Jingjing, Fuwa Huanhuan, Fuwa Yingying, Fuwa Nini

Each of the dolls has a catchy name: "Beibei," "Jingjing," "Huanhuan," "Huanhuan," and "Nini. Jingjing", "Huanhuan", "Yingying", and "Nini", and in China, hyphenated names

are a traditional way of expressing affection for a child. When the names of the five dolls are linked together, you read Beijing's gracious invitation to the world, "Beijing welcomes you.

The Fuwa represent dreams and the aspirations of the Chinese people. Their prototypes and headdresses imply their connection to the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky,

and their image design applies traditional Chinese artistic expressions to show China's splendid culture.

Bringing blessings to all corners of the world

For a long time, China has had a tradition of conveying blessings through symbols. Each doll of the Beijing Olympic mascot represents a good wish: prosperity

Prosperity, joy, passion, health and good luck. The dolls carry Beijing's hospitality and blessings to all corners of the world, inviting people from all over the world*** to gather in Beijing to celebrate

the 2008 Olympic Games.

The blessing that Bei Bei delivers is prosperity. In traditional Chinese culture and art, the patterns of "fish" and "water" are symbols of prosperity and harvest, and people use

"Carp jumping over the Dragon Gate" to symbolize success in business and the realization of dreams, and "fish" to symbolize the realization of dreams. Fish also has the connotation of "good fortune" and "yearly surplus".

The head of Bei Bei is decorated with a Chinese Neolithic fish pattern. Bei Bei is gentle and pure, a master of water sports, and the blue ring of the five Olympic rings

reflects each other.

Jingjing is a naive giant panda that brings joy wherever she goes. As China's national treasures, pandas are loved

by people all over the world.

Jingjing comes from the vast forest, symbolizing the harmonious ****existence of man and nature. His head motif is derived from the lotus petal shape on Song porcelain. Jingjing is a simple, joyful and powerful figure, representing the black ring of the five Olympic rings.

Huanhuan is the big brother of the Fuwa. He is a fire doll, symbolizing the Olympic flame. Huanhuan is the embodiment of sports passion, he will spread the passion to the world

and convey the Olympic spirit of faster, higher, stronger. Wherever Huanhuan goes, Beijing 2008 is full of enthusiasm for the world.

Huanhuan's head motif is inspired by the flames in Dunhuang murals. He is an outgoing person who is familiar with various ball sports and represents the red

Color of the five Olympic rings.

YingYing is a nimble and agile Tibetan antelope who comes from the vast western part of China to spread the blessing of good health to the world. Welcome

The Tibetan antelope, a protected animal unique to the Tibetan Plateau, is a manifestation of the Green Olympics.

YingYing's head ornamentation incorporates the decorative styles of the Tibetan Plateau and western regions such as Xinjiang. He is a fast track and field athlete and represents the yellow of the five

Olympic rings.

NiNi comes from the sky, a swallow with wings spreading and flying, and its modeling idea comes from the traditional Beijing sand swallow kite. The name "Yan" also represents Yanjing (the ancient name for Beijing

). Nini brings spring and joy to people, and sows good wishes of "good luck" wherever she flies.

The innocent, joyful and athletic Nini will make her debut in gymnastics, representing the green ring of the five Olympic rings.