On September 17th, 2019," Bing DwenDwen" and "Shuey Rhon Rhon" was chosen as the mascots (吉祥物) for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会). (act) as ambassadors for winter sports, the mascots bring joy to those participate in and watch the Olympic Winter Games.
Bing Dwendwen is a cartoon image of a panda wearing a spacesuit. It looks like a winter sports athlete from the future, which is full of (science) and technological sense. "Bing" means ice and also symbolizes purity and (strong), and "Dwen Dwen" represents children.
Shuey Rhon Rhon looks like a red lantern hanging on homes and streets to celebrate Chinese New Year. On its head (be) paper cuts of pigeons in the shape of the Temple of Heaven. "Shuey" means "snow"in Chinese. "Rhon Rhon" are two different Chinese characters with same pronunciation. The mascot,"Shuey Rhon Rhon", symbolizes communication among different cultures.
The idea behind these two mascots is (connect) traditional Chinese culture with the Games. The panda is designed with (it) modern appearance to show not only our great expectations for the Games our welcome to the whole world. The vivid red image of "Rhon Rhon reminds people the celebration of China's Spring Festival.
