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"We are delighted to see that many people find the dragon and phoenix mascots 'adorable'. We are excited to promote our museum in the way that the general public find easier to accept."

SHAN JIXIANG, curator of the Palace Museum, quoted by Xinhua on Dec 3 using a trendy Chinese phrase to describe the museum mascots' appearance. The museum, also known as the Forbidden City, unveiled its two latest mascots, a joyful male dragon named Zhuangzhuang and a proud female phoenix named Meimei, on Nov 30.

(China Daily European Weekly 12/05/2014 page3)