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So Cute Video, Beijing 2008 Olympics Mascot FuWa

The Fuwa (Chinese: 福娃; pinyin: Fúwá; literally “good-luck dolls” and can be known as “Friendlies”), are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist. The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on November 11, 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.

There are five fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Together, the names form the sentence “北京欢迎你”, Běijīng huānyíng nǐ which means “Beijing welcomes you”. Originally named ‘The Friendlies’, they were promoted as ‘Fuwa’ when there were concerns the name could be misinterpreted.[Wikipedia]

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