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What are the English names of the Fuwa? What are the English names of the animals they represent?

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, lakes and seas, and people's favorite animal images. Fuwa conveys to children around the world the spirit of friendship, peace, and positivity as well as the wish for harmony between human beings and nature.

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

Each doll has a catchy name: "Bei Bei," "Jing Jing," "Huan Huan," "Ying Ying," and "Ni Ni". "Beibei," "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 can read Beijing's warm 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, 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 pattern of "fish" and "water" is a symbol of prosperity and harvest, and people use "carp jumping over the dragon gate" to symbolize success in business and the realization of dreams. Fish" also has the connotation of "good luck" and "good fortune".

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 is a reflection of each other.

Friendlies

The English name of the Fuwa is pinyin, as in Beijing, and the mascot is a set of five Fuwa, styled as a fish, a giant panda, a Tibetan antelope, a swallow and the Olympic flame.

"Fuwa Beibei (Beibei)", Fish (Beibei), Fish (Beibei),

"Fuwa Jingjing (Jingjing)", Giant Panda (Jingjing), Panda (Jingjing),

"Fuwa Jingjing (Jingjing)", Giant Panda (Jingjing), Panda (Jingjing),

"Fuwa Jingjing (Jingjing)", Panda (Jingjing), Jingjing),

"Fuwa Jingjing (Jingjing)", Panda ( Jingjing),

"Fuwa Huanhuan (Huanhuan)", Olympic flame (Huanhuan), Olympic flame (Huanhuan)

"Fuwa Yingying (Yingying) ", Tibetan antelope (Yingying), Tibetan antelope (Yingying),

"Fuwa Nini", Swallow (Nini), Swallow (Nini)