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Name and meaning of mascot

Names and meanings of mascots: phoenix-tailed chicken, Kangkang, Cai Yu, Le Yangyang and Ollie.

1, phoenix-tailed chicken

20 17 The mascot of the Year of the Rooster is the phoenix-tailed chicken. This is Fengxiang clay sculpture Phoenix-tailed Chicken created by Hu Xinmin, an expert in clay sculpture in Fengxiang County, Baoji City and an inheritor of intangible heritage in Shaanxi Province. It will become the third mascot in CCTV history to appear in the Spring Festival Evening.

This work combines the characteristics of chicken and phoenix in design. The cockscomb is upright and bright red, like the red sun rising in the east, like a cocky cock, symbolizing vitality and vigor. The peony flowers on the chicken's stomach have the meaning of phoenix hitting peony, which is more auspicious.

2. Kangkang

Weibo, the official official of CCTV Spring Festival Evening, announced the official release of the mascot "Kangkang" for 20 16 Spring Festival Evening. Kangkang was designed by Han Meilin, a national first-class artist and the creator of Fuwa, the mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games. Kangkang vividly shows the agility and liveliness of the "monkey" in China traditional ink painting art form.

Step 3 guess the rest

The mascot of the 13 Asian Games in Bangkok is an elephant named "Cai Yu". "Guess Yu" is the most commonly used modal particle in Thailand, which is used to express happiness, happiness and celebrate victory. The elephant is wearing a yellow coat and red sweatpants, and the symbol "A" of this Asian Games is printed on its chest. "A" not only stands for "Asians" and "athletes", but also resembles the roofs of traditional Thai buildings.

Step 4 be happy

16 The mascot of Guangzhou Asian Games is named Leyangyang, with five fashionable sheep named A Xiang, Ahe, Aru, A Yi and Leyangyang, which constitute "peace and happiness" and express that Guangzhou Asian Games will bring "auspiciousness, harmony, happiness, perfection and happiness" to Asian people.

5. Ollie

15 The name of the mascot of the Doha Asian Games is Ollie, nicknamed "Durian", which is a synthetic language with the meaning of "Asia in progress" and a homonym of "I am with you" in Korean. Therefore, it is consistent with the concept of the conference and the image of the mascot "enhancing the unity and friendship of all participating Asian countries and seeking continuous development".