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Professor James Hevia photoBy James Hevia

July 17, 2008

Olympic Preparations

Sign on the streets everywhere —
Beijing 2008: One World, One Dream

Sign on a girl passing in the street —
Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die

The 2008 Olympics feature 5 mascots: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. According to the official website of the Beijing Games, the mascots 'embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals -- the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow -- and the Olympic Flame. When you put their names together -- Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni -- they say 'Welcome to Beijing,' offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of Fuwa as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games...' Photo by Zoe Chafe, http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbangarden/1882086582/ (CC:by-nc-sa, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en), Beijing 2007.

The 2008 Olympics feature 5 mascots: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. According to the official website of the Beijing Games, the mascots "embody the natural characteristics of four of China's most popular animals -- the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow -- and the Olympic Flame. When you put their names together -- Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni -- they say "Welcome to Beijing," offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of Fuwa as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games..." Photo by Zoe Chafe (cc), Beijing 2007.

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