Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics

Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics

BEIJING, China - Beijing officials on Nov. 11 unveiled five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- the fish Beibei, the giant panda Jingjing, the Olympic Flame Huanhuan, the Tibetan antelope Yingying, and the swallow Nini. Combining the first syllable of each mascot's name forms the sentence ''Beijing huanying ni,'' which means ''Beijing welcomes you.''

Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics

Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics

BEIJING, China - Beijing officials on Nov. 11 unveiled five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- the fish Beibei, the giant panda Jingjing, the Olympic Flame Huanhuan, the Tibetan antelope Yingying, and the swallow Nini. Combining the first syllable of each mascot's name forms the sentence ''Beijing huanying ni,'' which means ''Beijing welcomes you.'' (Kyodo)

Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics

Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics

BEIJING, China - Beijing officials on Nov. 11 unveiled five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- the fish Beibei, the giant panda Jingjing, the Olympic Flame Huanhuan, the Tibetan antelope Yingying, and the swallow Nini. Combining the first syllable of each mascot's name forms the sentence ''Beijing huanying ni,'' which means ''Beijing welcomes you.'' (Kyodo)

China Movie Marketing

China Movie Marketing

Residents walk past a poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying in Shanghai, China, Feb. 21, 2021. Hello, Li Huanying raked in 5.036 billion yuan on its 23rd day in theaters.

China Movie Marketing

China Movie Marketing

Residents walk past a poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying in Shanghai, China, Feb. 21, 2021. Hello, Li Huanying raked in 5.036 billion yuan on its 23rd day in theaters.

China Movie Marketing

China Movie Marketing

Residents walk past a poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying in Shanghai, China, Feb. 21, 2021. Hello, Li Huanying raked in 5.036 billion yuan on its 23rd day in theaters.

China Movie Marketing

China Movie Marketing

Residents walk past a poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying in Shanghai, China, Feb. 21, 2021. Hello, Li Huanying raked in 5.036 billion yuan on its 23rd day in theaters.

China Movie Marketing

China Movie Marketing

Residents walk past a poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying in Shanghai, China, Feb. 21, 2021. Hello, Li Huanying raked in 5.036 billion yuan on its 23rd day in theaters.

China Movie Marketing

China Movie Marketing

Residents walk past a poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying in Shanghai, China, Feb. 21, 2021. Hello, Li Huanying raked in 5.036 billion yuan on its 23rd day in theaters.

Chinese Film Market

Chinese Film Market

A poster for the film Hello, Li Huanying is seen in front of the Da Guangming Cinema on Nanjing West Road in Shanghai, China, on February 18, 2021.

2021 Spring Festival National Film

2021 Spring Festival National Film

Viewers wait next to a poster for Hello, Li Huanying at a cinema in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb 17, 2021. China's box office for the Spring Festival in 2021 exceeded 7.8 billion yuan.

2021 Spring Festival National Film

2021 Spring Festival National Film

Viewers walk past a poster of Hello, Li Huanying at a cinema in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb 17, 2021. China's box office for the Spring Festival in 2021 exceeded 7.8 billion yuan.

2021 Spring Festival National Film

2021 Spring Festival National Film

A young audience member walks past a poster of Hello, Li Huanying at a cinema in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Feb 17, 2021. China's box office for the Spring Festival in 2021 exceeded 7.8 billion yuan.