Thursday, April 24, 2008

Olympic Torch Relay in London 2 (06/04/08)

Some more pics from olympic torch relay in london last time... Here are the mascots, Fuwa, for the Olympic in Beijing this year... There are five of them, Beibei -fish, Jingjing -panda, Huanhuan -olympic flame, Yingying -Tibetan antelope, Nini -Swallow. All of them together represent the Olympic rings...

These name are likely to be children name, but when put together, Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni, means "Welcome to Beijing"...

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Beibei -fish: Among Fuwa, Beibei is known to be gentle and pure. Strong in water sports, she reflects the blue Olympic ring.

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Jingjing -panda: Jingjing is charmingly naïve and optimistic. He is an athlete noted for strength who represents the black Olympic ring.

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Huanhuan -Olympic flame: Huanhuan is outgoing and enthusiastic. He excels at all the ball games and represents the red Olympic ring.

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Yingying - Tibetan antelope: Strong in track and field events, Yingying is a quick-witted and agile boy who represents the yellow Olympic ring.

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Nini - Swallow: Among Fuwa, Nini is as innocent and joyful as a swallow. She is strong in gymnastics and represents the green Olympic ring.

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P.S. They only walked in China Town... So lucky me that i chose to go there...

Source: The official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Game

4 comments:

Molida said...

Heh he all of them look so cute esp Beibei

Anonymous said...

hey u know wat "Bei jing huan ying ni" I got that song.... it sang lots of artist, taiwan and hong kong.... SO coool.....

Van-ishing said...

blue3wind: post in ur blog then...I wanna listen to it..

Anyway, heard there're lot of protest against china during the relay...

Harry said...

Yeah post it... Yeah van-ishing, there were lot of protest during the event especially at O2 arena the end destination of the relay in London...

I also got the pic of them but decide not to post it on here cos it about politic issue... not for my blog type...