Who are the Fuwas
China Daily | Updated: 2007-05-17 06:55
The Beijing Olympic Fuwas are five children who form an intimate circle of friends. They embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals: Beibei the Fish, Jingjing the Giant Panda, Yingying the Tibetan Antelope, and Nini the Swallow. The fifth Fuwa Huanhuan represents the Olympic Flame. Together their names read "Beijing Huanying Ni" - Welcome to Beijing. The connotation of "fu" is a wish for good fortune, luck, blessing and happiness, but also high rank (or achievement) and longevity. "Wa" extends this wish to the newborn and young people.
China Daily
(China Daily 05/17/2007 page20)
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