Dear paul,
It was great to hear from you and I’m very glad to tell you something about Beijing Olympic Mascots .
There are 5 Friendlies , or Fu Wa in Chinese , to serve as the Mascots for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games . Designed to express the nature of Chinese children, the 5 doll-like Frinedlies are symbols of four popular animals-the Fish , the Panda , the Tibetan Antelope , the Swallow –and the Olympic Flame . Each of the Friendlies has a Chinese name-Beibei , Jingjjing , Huanhuan , Yingying and Nini. When we put them together , they say Beijing Huan Ying Ni, or “Welcome to Beijing !” in English . These lovely dolls show us the Olympic spirit of universal friendship , and they each represent one of the following-the sea , forest ,f ire , earth and sky . As you can see , their colours have something to do with the 5 colours of the Olympic rings .
I really hope you may come to Beijing in 2008 ! Certainly I’ll be your company then ! Looking forward to your arrival !
Yours ,
Li Hua