I just can't get enough of the Beijing Olympic Mascots! I swear it's like they knew I was coming when they designed them.
I don't know if I am going to be able to fit them all in my suitcase.
Some Olympic Mascot factoids:
- they are called Fuwa or "friendlies"
- there is a Fish, a Panda, a Tibetan Antelope, a Swallow and the Olympic Flame
- when you put their names together - Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni - they say "Welcome to Beijing"
- they represent five elements of nature - the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky
- each one is a color of an Olympic ring
5 comments:
those mascots are ridiculously cute - the Panda is my fave (is that Jing?)
I keep checking out your blog to see where Domo & Piglet will end up next...best Olympic coverage yet :)
A few months ago I took my daughter to a children's festival (in Philly) and people were dressed as the Fuwa mascots walking around the festival. We also took pictures with them b/c they were so cute! It looks like you are having a great time!
They are really cute. I'm glad to read this because I've been calling them all pandas. Oops.
omg, that top photo of you w/ the mascots is the cutest! =)
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