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Wedecidedtoproducefivemascotsinsteadofone,becausewethinknosinglefigurecanembodyChina'sprofoundanddiversifiedculture,saidHanMeilin,chiefofthemascotdesigners'group.
EachoftheBeijingOlympicmascotshasarhymingtwo-syllablename——atraditionalwayofexpressingaffectionforchildreninChina.BeibeiistheFish,JingjingisthePanda,HuanhuanistheOlympicFlame,YingyingistheTibetanAntelopeandNiniistheSwallow.
Whenthesenamesareputtogether——BeiJingHuanYingNi——theysayWelcometoBeijing.
Thefiveelementsofnature——thesea,forest,fire,earthandsky——canbefoundintheiroriginsandheadpieces,allstylisticallyrenderedinwaysthatrepresentthedeeptraditionalinfluencesofChinesefolkartandornamentation.
Eachofthemascotsalsosymbolizesadifferentblessing——prosperity,happiness,passion,healthandgoodluck.