Official mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
This article is about the 2008 Summer Olympics mascots. For the district in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan, see Fuwa District, Gifu. For the surname, see Fuwa (surname).
From left to right: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini
Fuwa
Chinese
福娃
Literal meaning
dolls of blessing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Fúwá
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
fuk1 waa1
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The Fuwa (Chinese: 福娃; pinyin: Fúwá; literally "good-luck dolls", also known as "Friendlies") were the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist.[1] The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on 11 November 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.
There are five Fuwas: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. Together, the names form the sentence "北京欢迎你", or "Beijing huanying ni," which means "Beijing welcomes you". Originally named 'The Friendlies', they were promoted as 'Fuwa' when concerns arose that the name could be misinterpreted.[2][3]
While originally given artistic licence in his commission, Han Meilin was subsequently requested by officials to include various Chinese designs and fauna in the Fuwa. Han Meilin drew 1,000 models of possible Fuwa (including a dragon and an anthropomorphic drum) before settling on the five characters. He has since disowned the Fuwa and did not include them in his museum.[4]
^CCTV - Retrieved 11 September 2007
^"Mascot renamed Fuwa in English". China Daily. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
^F, D (29 November 2006). "Not so friendly anymore". Time Out (November 2006): 6.
^Geoffrey A. Fowler (23 July 2008). "Here's Another Olympic Sport: Skewering the Mascots". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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