The Five Friendlies (福娃) of Beijing Olympic 2008

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games





The fish represents the blessing of prosperity
鱼娃代表繁荣





The panda represents the blessing of happiness
大熊猫代表快乐





The Olympic flame represents the blessing of passion
奥运圣火代表激情





The Tibetan antelope represents the blessing of health
藏羚羊代表健康





The swallow represents the blessing of good luck
京燕代表幸运





The first syllables from their two-syllable names form a line that reads “Beijing Huanying Ni” “北京欢迎你”, or in English – “Welcome to Beijing”.