We all know and love the Beijing Olympic mascots, the five Fuwa, right? And I've known they had names. Bei-Bei for one, I think. Maybe Pan-Da for the black and white Fuwa? I haven't been quite sure...It turns out, thanks to my wife the linguist, that... ...full story at James Fallows
from James Fallows on Thu, Aug 14 2008
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Fuwa - Beijing 2008 »
YouTube video The Fuwa are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist.
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