The mascot consists of five "China Fuwa", with the idea of "fish, panda, Olympic flame, Tibetan antelope and Jingyan", and is affectionately called "Fuwa Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini".
The mascot scheme of Beijing Olympic Games embodies the painstaking efforts of countless artists and representatives from all walks of life, and is the crystallization of collective wisdom.
In June 5438+February 65438+May 2004, 24 experts and scholars with outstanding achievements in the field of art and culture, such as Chen Yifei and Zheng, selected 662 valid entries of mascots in the conference room on16th floor.
65438+February 65438+July, a recommendation selection committee composed of famous artists Jin Shangyi, Chang Shana and other Chinese and foreign experts 10 reviewed and commented on 56 works that entered the recommendation selection stage. Six works, Panda, Tiger, Dragon, the Monkey King, Rattle and Ah Fu, were designated as the revised direction of the mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games.
According to the recommendation and selection committee's opinion, BOCOG set up a mascot modification and creation team headed by Han Meilin, a master of arts and crafts, and composed of nine domestic design and animation professionals. Since late February of 12, BOCOG has held several special meetings to study and put forward suggestions for revision. BOCOG Executive Committee reviewed the mascot design twice, and many artists participated in the creation and modification of the mascot. On the basis of brainstorming, Han Meilin, the leader of the revision team, completed the design of the mascot scheme.
In order to further understand whether the creative thinking of the image of "China Wa" is correct, BOCOG held several mascot evaluation meetings in the process of revision and creation, and invited representatives from all walks of life to evaluate the mascot candidate works. No matter Huang Miaozi, Ding Cong and other famous artists in their 80s, or some young elites active in the field of art design in recent years, they all came to the scene to put forward constructive opinions on the creation of mascots. The designers of the mascots for the Athens and Sydney Olympic Games also made suggestions on the design of the mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games.
In addition, BOCOG also solicited opinions from primary school students and kindergarten children through questionnaires. This group of mascots is loved by many children. BOCOG conducted a questionnaire survey among 49 third-grade students in a primary school and 22 middle and large children in a kindergarten in Beijing. The survey shows that the mascot candidate "China Fuwa" has a strong recognition among children, who think this image is very cute.
When BOCOG invited people from all walks of life, such as the National People's Congress, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Municipal People's Congress, the CPPCC, people from democratic parties, Olympic research experts, athletes' representatives, and people in the design field, to comment on the candidate works of Beijing mascots. The vast majority of delegates affirmed the mascot candidate scheme, thinking that this group of works is novel, ingenious, vivid and unique, and has strong cultural charm in China; It is relatively complete in creativity and modeling, which embodies Chinese style, national feelings and modernity, and embodies the harmony between man and nature.
On April 2 1, the mascot selection committee of Beijing Olympic Games held another meeting to listen to and discuss the revision of the mascot. The jury thought that the image of "China Fuwa" was rich in conception, profound in meaning and complete in design, and unanimously agreed to submit the revised candidate scheme to BOCOG Executive Committee for consideration.
The mascot of Beijing Olympic Games consists of five "Fuwa": "Fuwa Huanhuan" is based on the Olympic flame and represents passion. The prototype of "Fuwa Jingjing" is a panda, which comes from the forest and represents joy. "Fuwa Beibei" is a kind of fish doll, which comes from rivers, lakes and seas and represents prosperity. The prototype of "Fuwa Yingying" is Tibetan antelope, which comes from grassland and represents health. The prototype of "Fuwa Nini" is Jing Yan, which comes from the sky and represents luck.
Liu Qi, chairman of BOCOG, said: "The mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games is another special gift from China to the world and the Olympic Movement. Corresponding to the emblem and slogan of Beijing Olympic Games, * * * expresses China people's yearning for peace, friendship, progress and a harmonious world, and conveys the aspiration of "Welcome to Beijing". The mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games has strong China characteristics, showing the cultural characteristics of China's multi-ethnic family, and contains China people's understanding of the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, as well as the basic concept of interdependence and harmonious operation of heaven and earth. "
In addition to loving the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games, IOC President Rogge also praised the lovely mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games from the heart. He personally wrote a letter to congratulate: "Fuwa was carefully selected by BOCOG and represented a beautiful family in China. They bring friendship to children in all corners of the world. " Rogge said: "I like every image in the Fuwa, and I like the story that they brought the traditional blessing of China to the world. The choice of Beijing touched my heart, and I believe Fuwa will also touch the heart of the world. "
1 1 day, at another important historical moment of the Beijing Olympic Games, five mascot dolls formed a cheerful team, bringing passion and joy, health and wisdom, good luck and prosperity to all parts of the world, and warmly inviting the world to gather in Beijing to celebrate the grand ceremony of mankind and interpret the beautiful story of China blessing the world.