Traffic lights with mascots add to atmosphere of the Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Traffic lights with mascots add to atmosphere of the Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the traffic light 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU KANLEI, Asian Games Village Media Center STORYLINE: The atmosphere of the Hangzhou Asian Games is building up everywhere in the city. Images of the three adorable mascots have replaced the original human figures on some traffic signs. The mascots were inspired by three World Heritage sites in Hangzhou. Congcong represents the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City. Lianlian represents the West Lake. Chenchen represents the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Resident "I prefer traffic lights like this. (Why?) Because they look cuter this way." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU KANLEI, Asian Games Village Media Center "Very lovely and very novel. They immediately add to the atmosphere of the Asian Games. It's a pleasant surpri