In more Olympics mascot merchandising news, look what we've just found. The perfect souvenir - a Fuwa action hero figure! But wait a minute — where's our favorite taxi driver Fuwa? Coming soon to a street corner near you. (h/t sinosplice) Photo fr... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Thu, Jul 24 2008
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