Interesting fact: Originally promised artistic license, designer Han Meilin drew some 1,000 different Fuwa, before – with some pressure from a committee (sounds like designing in the real world) – settling on the the five above. and even cameoed in ‘Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games’. Meilin had created iconic characters that had their own TV show, theatre performance…. demonstrating that the Olympic mascots had become more than just a symbol of the games, but an expression of a nation, its values and how it wanted to be seen by the rest of the watching world….ĭesign-wise, the Fuwa are a beautiful bunch – seemingly taking the best of all that had come before, Han Meilin created friendly, playful characters that were ideally suited for the growing needs of an Olympic mascot – particularly the commercial elements. International Olympic Committee has officially approved the mascot for 2012 London Olympics. The first syllable of each of their names – Beibei the Fish, Jingjing the Panda, Huanhuan the Olympic Flame, Yingying the Tibetan Antelope and Nini the Swallow – even came together to form a sentence, ‘Beijing huanying ni’ which means ‘Beijing welcomes you’…. PRLog- With considerable change in the customary London Olympics 2012 mascot, the new one is certainly a treat to watch out for.Earlier, cute animal has been used for boosting marketing and sales.

The group of five – Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini – each had a rhyming two-syllable name, a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. From the traditional soft toys of the Olympic mascots.

The Fuwa (literally meaning ‘good-luck dolls’), continued on from ‘Olly, Syd and Millie’ and ‘Athena and Phevos’ before them, in that they didn’t come alone – as previous Olympic mascots had done. Instead, Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, elicited mostly baffled reactions as to just what they were at their unveiling today. The London 2012 Olympic Games provided 17 unforgettable days of sport and celebrations and we. The latest Olympic mascots are of course those from Beijing’s recent games – the Olympics that for us will always be remembered for Herzog & de Meuron’s spectacular ‘bird’s nest’ stadium.

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