Xue Rongrong was designed by Jiang Yufan. Jiang Yufan is the designer of the mascot "Xue Rongrong" for the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics. She said in an interview: "When we designed 'Xue Rongrong', we also wanted to bring Chinese traditional culture to the world."
Xue Rongrong was designed by Jiang Yufan. "Xue Rongrong" with a red lantern body, round face and eyes was designed by Jiang Yufan, a student at Jilin University of the Arts. She submitted her design to the Olympic Organizing Committee in the 2018 mascot solicitation event.
The designer of Xuerongrong is different from the designer of "Bingdundun" with rich resume. Xuerongrong was designed by Jiang Yufan, a junior student at Jilin Art Institute at the time. Jiang Yufan's family is from Jiayin County, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province. She used "red lanterns as elements, lighting up the snow in the Northeast" as her design concept for Xuerongrong.
The image and meaning of Xuerongrong
The design concept of Xuerongrong comes from the red lanterns that are used by every family during the Spring Festival, which are elements that embody traditional Chinese culture and represent harvest, Festive, warm and bright, and the introduction of "ice and snow" elements not only reflects the anthropomorphic design and highlights the cuteness of the mascot, but also is a deep combination of the joyful festive atmosphere and the beautiful meaning of "auspicious snow heralds a good harvest".
It expresses the Olympic concept of all parties participating together, all parties working together, and all parties enjoying together.
Specifically speaking of various design elements, the Ruyi shape on the top symbolizes good luck and happiness; the continuous pattern composed of the Peace Dove and the Temple of Heaven implies peace and friendship, highlighting the characteristics of the venue; the decorative pattern uses paper-cut art as the carrier, Highlight the roots of Chinese traditional culture.
Based on the properties of lanterns, the mascot’s body emits light, which means lighting up dreams and warming the world. It represents friendship, courage and strength, and embodies the fighting spirit of Winter Paralympic athletes and the inspiration to the world. Winter Paralympics concept.