Mascots-of-the-Beijing-2008-Olympic-Games

MascotsoftheBeijing2008OlympicGames•theFiveOlympicRingsfromwhichtheydrawtheircolorandinspiration,FuwawillserveastheOfficialMascotsofBeijing2008OlympicGames,carryingamessageoffriendshipandpeace--andgoodwishesfromChina--tochildrenallovertheworld.•FuwaembodythenaturalcharacteristicsoffourofChina'smostpopularanimals--theFish,thePanda,theTibetanAntelope,theSwallow--andtheOlympicFlame.FuwaalsoembodyboththelandscapeandthedreamsandaspirationsofpeoplefromeverypartofthevastcountryofChina.Intheiroriginsandtheirheadpieces,youcanseethefiveelementsofnature--thesea,forest,fire,earthandsky.•EachofFuwahasarhymingtwo-syllablename--atraditionalwayofexpressingaffectionforchildreninChina.BeibeiistheFish,JingjingisthePanda,HuanhuanistheOlympicFlame,YingyingistheTibetanAntelopeandNiniistheSwallow.•Whenyouputtheirnamestogether--BeiJingHuanYingNi--theysayWelcometoBeijing,offeringawarminvitationthatreflectsthemissionofFuwaasyoungambassadorsfortheOlympicGames.IntheancientcultureofChina,thereisatraditionofspreadinggoodwishesthroughsignsandsymbols.EachofFuwasymbolizesadifferentblessing--Prosperity,happiness,passion,healthandgoodluckwillbespreadtoeverycontinentasFuwacarrytheirinvitationtoBeijing2008toeverypartoftheglobe.•InChina'straditionalcultureandart,thefishandwaterdesignsaresymbolsofprosperityandharvest.AndsoBeibeicarriestheblessingofprosperity.AfishisalsoasymbolofsurplusinChineseculture,anothermeasureofagoodyearandagoodlife.•Theornamentallinesofthewater-wavedesignsaretakenfromwell-knownChinesepaintingsofthepast.AmongFuwa,Beibeiisknowntobegentleandpure.Stronginwatersports,shereflectstheblueOlympicring.•Jingjingmakeschildrensmile--andthat'swhyhebringstheblessingofhappinesswhereverhegoes.Asanationaltreasureandaprotectedspecies,pandasareadoredbypeopleeverywhere.•ThelotusdesignsinJingjing'sheaddress,whichareinspiredbytheporcelainpaintingsoftheSongDynasty(A.D.960-1234),symbolizethelushforestandtheharmoniousrelationshipbetweenmanandnature.Jingjingwaschosentorepresentourdesiretoprotectnature'sgifts--andtopreservethebeautyofnatureforallgenerations.Jingjingischarminglynaiveandoptimistic.HeisanathletenotedforstrengthwhorepresentstheblackOlympicring.AmongFuwa,Huanhuanisthebigbrother.Heisachildoffire,symbolizingtheOlympicFlameandthepassionofsport.HuanhuanstandsinthecenterofFuwaasthecoreembodimentoftheOlympicspirit.Andheinspiresallwiththepassiontorunfaster,jumphigherandbestronger.WhereverthelightofHuanhuanshines,theinvitingwarmthofBeijing2008--andthewishfulblessingsoftheChinesepeople--canbefelt.ThedesignsofhisheadornamentaredrawnfromthefamedDunhuangmurals--withChina'straditionalluckydesigns.Huanhuanisoutgoingandenthusiastic.HeexcelsatalltheballgamesandrepresentstheredOlympicring.•Likeallantelopes,Yingyingisfastandagileandcanswiftlycovergreatstretchesoflandasheracesacrosstheearth.AsymbolofthevastnessofChina'slandscape,theantelopecarriestheblessingofhealth,thestrengthofbodythatcomesfromharmonywithnature.Yingying'sflyingposecapturestheessenceofaspeciesuniquetotheQinghai-TibetPlateau,oneofthefirstanimalsputunderprotectioninChina.•TheselectionoftheTibetanAntelopereflectsBeijingcommitmenttoaGreenOlympics.HisheadornamentincorporatesseveraldecorativestylesfromtheQinghai-TibetculturesandtheethnicdesigntraditionsofWesternChina.Strongintrackandfieldevents,Yingyingisaquick-wittedandagileboywhorepresentstheyellowOlympicring.•Everyspringandsummer,thechildrenofBeijinghaveflownbeautifulkitesonthecurrentsofwindthatblowthroughthecapital.Amongthekitedesigns,thegolden-wingedswallowistraditionallyoneofthemostpopular.Nini'sfigureisdrawnfromthisgrandtraditionofflyingdesigns.•Hergoldenwingssymbolizetheinfiniteskyandspreadgood-luckasablessingwhereversheflies.SwallowisalsopronouncedyaninChinese,andYanjingiswhatBeijingwascalledasanancientcapitalcity.AmongFuwa,Niniisasinnocentandjoyfulasaswallow.SheisstrongingymnasticsandrepresentsthegreenOlympicring.Oneworld,onedreama.theOlympicflameMatchthemascotswiththeirmeanings.b.strongingymnaticsc.well-knownforstrengthd.goodatwatersportse.strongintrackandfieldsf.goodatallballgamesOneworld,onedreama.TheblackOlympicringMatchthemascotswithwhattheyrepresent.b.ShowingChina’sdesiretoprotectnaturec.TheyellowOlympicringd.Carryingtheblessingofprosperitye.SymbolizingtheOlympicflamef.Strongingymnastics2004年第28届雅典奥运会吉祥物吉祥物是根据古希腊陶土雕塑玩偶“达伊达拉”为原型设计的两个被命名为雅典娜和费沃斯的娃娃。他们长着大脚丫，长长的脖子，小小的脑袋，一个穿着深黄色衣服，一个穿着深蓝色衣服，头和脚为金黄色，十分可爱。根据希腊神话故事记载，雅典娜和费沃斯是兄妹俩。雅典娜是智慧女神，希腊首都雅典的名字由此而来。费沃斯则是光明与音乐之神。2000年第27届悉尼奥运会吉祥物•2000年悉尼奥运会吉祥物Ollie,Syd和Millie设计者：马修哈顿。吉祥物是三个澳洲本土动物，分别代表了土地、空气和水。Ollie代表了奥林匹克的博大精深（来自于奥林匹克）；Syd表现了澳洲和澳洲人民的精神与活力（来自于悉尼）；Millie是一个信息领袖，在它的指尖上有资料和数据(来自千禧年)。1996年第26届亚特兰大奥运会吉祥物•1996年亚特兰大夏季奥运会吉祥物“Izzy”是第一个用电脑制作出的吉祥物。它是一个幻想出来的生物，被起名叫做“izzy”。这个名字来源于“Whatizit”。因为没有人能看出它到底像什么。在1992年巴塞罗那奥运会结束以后它改变了几次形象。最后它得到了一张嘴，并在眼睛上增加了闪亮的星星，同时原先细长的腿上增加了肌肉，脸上也长出了鼻子。1992年第25届巴塞罗那奥运会吉祥物•吉祥物是一只又像山羊又像狗的动物，取名为Cobi。组委会为了宣传奥运会，在西班牙的电视里特地为它制作连续剧。这个由西班牙当地漫画家扎维尔·玛瑞斯克设计的小狗Cobi一开始并未被西班牙人普遍接受，但随着奥运会的结束，Cobi慢慢的流行了起来，并且逐渐受到了西班牙人和世界的喜爱。1988年第24届汉城奥运会吉祥物•1988年汉城奥运会在东方举行，韩国人选择较具东方色彩的小老虎做为汉城奥运会的吉祥物，取名为Ho