What are the two mascots of the 2021 Winter Olympics?

The two mascots of the 2021 Winter Olympics are Bingdundun and Xuerongrong. The Winter Olympics mascot "Bingdundun" combines the image of a panda with an ice crystal shell rich in super energy, embodying the characteristics of ice and snow sports and modern technology. The shape of the head shell is taken from an ice and snow sports helmet, decorated with a colorful halo, which is inspired by the "Ice Ribbon", the national speed skating stadium of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The overall image resembles an astronaut, which means creating extraordinary things and exploring the future. It embodies the infinite possibilities of pursuing excellence, leading the times, and facing the future.

The mascot of the Winter Paralympics "Xue Rongrong" is designed and created based on a lantern. The wishful shape on the top symbolizes good luck and happiness; the continuous pattern composed of the dove of peace and the Temple of Heaven implies peace and friendship, and highlights the characteristics of the venue; the decorative pattern incorporates the traditional Chinese paper-cut art; the snow on the face has the meaning of "auspicious snow heralds a good year" The meaning also reflects the anthropomorphic design.

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During the mascot review process, the creative works of the candied haws were shortlisted in the top ten. This was the original creative source of the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot "Bingdundun". This work comes from the design team of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.

The idea of ??candied haws on ice comes from Liu Pingyun, an associate professor at the School of Visual Arts and Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. However, later revisions were made to retain only the ice shell. The Guangmei design team has made many attempts in the ice shell, including deer, tiger, and rabbit. Considering that the Winter Olympics coincides with the Spring Festival, they also designed Lantern Festival, dumplings, etc.

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