Mascot(吉祥物) are great ambassadors(大使)for sporting events. You may remember the five cute "Puwa (福娃)"dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Now, get ready to meet two new mascots.
On Sept 17, there was a giant panda with a white helmet named" Bing Dwen Dwen (冰墩墩)" and a red lantern baby called" shuey Rhon Rhon"(雪容融) as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games(冬奥会和残奥会). These two mascots show Chinese culture. The giant panda is Chinese national treasure, and the red lantern is an important element (元素) of Chinese New Year celebrations. What's more, the panda's helmet(头盔) stands for modern society and its white color means the snow and ice of winter sports.
"The two mascots includes elements of traditional Chinese culture and a modern international style, as well as emphasizing the characteristics of ice and snow sports," Beijing 2022 Games executive presidn (执行主席) Chen Jining told Xinhua.
These two mascots show Chinese characteristics(特征). And their names express Chinese people's understanding of the Olympic spirit(精神)."'Bing" and"Shuey" mean "ice" and" snow" in English. "'Dwen Dwen" means "honest and lively" and" Rhion Rhon" has the meanings of“tolerance( 包容)"and "integration(融合)”.
"They can express the Olympic spirit They warmly invite people all over the world to come and visit China." Chen told Xinhua.
