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What are the profound meanings of the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?

Names and meanings of the five mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games;

1, "Fuwa Huanhuan" stands for passion with the Olympic flame as the background.

2. The prototype of "Fuwa Jingjing" is a panda, which comes from the forest and represents joy.

3, "Fuwa Beibei" is a fish baby, from the rivers and lakes, representing prosperity.

4. The prototype of "Fuwa Yingying" is Tibetan antelope, which comes from grassland and represents health.

5. The prototype of "Fuwa Nini" is Jing Yan, which comes from the sky and represents luck.

In the process of making mascots, Yangshao culture, Dawenkou culture and other ancient cultural heritages were also incorporated. For example, dots, lines and surfaces made of painted pottery are used to form a painting.

In his creation, he also broke the lines of Disney's plane structure and adopted the lines of China prints, trying to relate to the essence of ancient China culture. In the use of mascots, the five colors of the five-ring symbol are adopted, which highlights the close connection with the Olympic Games.

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The image significance of five mascots in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games;

The mascot of Beijing Olympic Games consists of five personified doll images, collectively called Fuwa, which are called Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini respectively. The pronunciation of these five names constitutes the homonym of "Welcome to Beijing".

Beibei turned into a fish swimming in the boundless sea, Jingjing played an innocent panda in the dense forest, like a Tibetan antelope running on the vast grassland to say hello, and Nini sang happily in the sky like a light Jingyan.

They gathered around Huanhuan, the Olympic flame symbolizing the Temple of Hera in ancient Olympia, and formed a sonorous word "Welcome to Beijing" with their respective names, sending invitations to children, their brothers and sisters and their parents all over the world.

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