What is the mascot of Nanjing Youth Olympic Games?

The mascot of Nanjing Youth Olympic Games is Rainflower Stone Mountain.

Mang is the mascot of 20 14 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, inspired by the famous specialty of Nanjing, Yuhua Stone. The name "Mang" refers to the sound of knocking on a stone, symbolizing the opening of a mountain. "Mang" symbolizes that Nanjing Youth Olympic Games will forge ahead in the exploration of the Youth Olympic Games and create the "Nanjing Model" of the Youth Olympic Games, bringing surprises and happiness to young people all over the world.

Design meaning

Taking the rain flower stone as the creative source, this paper makes a dynamic and modern artistic abstraction of the natural form of the rain flower stone, so that it conforms to the aesthetic taste of young people and echoes the emblem of Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in color.

Rain flower stone has beautiful shape, moist and clear, and profound cultural heritage. As an ancient ornamental stone, it has a high reputation in China and even the world, and is known as a "God-given national treasure".

Choosing the rain flower stone as the mascot can show the world the unique charm of Nanjing as a modern international humanistic and green capital, which is highly consistent with the concept of "advocating a natural and healthy lifestyle among young people around the world".

The core idea of this mascot project is to promote a natural, athletic, healthy and happy lifestyle to young people all over the world.