What is this year's mascot?

This year's mascot is Chen Chen the Dragon. The mascot "Dragon" of CCTV 2024 the Year of the Loong Spring Festival Gala was officially released. For thousands of years, the image of the dragon runs through literature, art, folklore, architecture, clothing, painting and other fields. The mascot image of the Year of the Loong Spring Festival Evening in 2024 at reception highlights the beautiful meaning of good luck, peace and happiness. "Dragon" seeks design inspiration from China's excellent traditional culture, such as turquoise dragon, He Zun, moire bronze sculpture, Nine Dragons Wall of the Forbidden City and so on. The dragon face is built with the Chinese dragon totem and turquoise dragon unearthed from Erlitou site as the representative; He Zun, the first "China" character, branded the belly of the dragon with Yun Leiwen and carved the ridge with the edge of the door; It is forbidden to use moire copper to express the exquisite craft of ancient wax loss method, and to draw dragon eyebrows and shoulders through air relief; Tang walked away from the dragon's tall and straight back and became the dragon's fin. Referring to the "Golden Dragon with Five Claws" on the Nine Dragon Wall, the dragon claw model is designed to show majesty and solemnity.