Entering March, Xue Rongrong came cutely and lovingly

March 4

The Beijing Winter Paralympics will kick off

As the mascot of the Winter Paralympics

cute snow

Finally ushered in his home

The picture shows the mascots of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games - "Bing Dun Dun" and "Xue Rong Rong" attracting visitors.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Xinglong

a few days ago

Bingdundun and Xuerongrong

waving goodbye video

touched many people

With the closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics

"Top Stream" Bing Dundun

finally got off work

On the evening of January 20, the landscape of the "Ice and Snow Corridor" on Wutasi Road, Haidian District, Beijing was illuminated. Citizens passed by the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics "Xue Rongrong".

Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

February 25th morning

Opening of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Village

in the lens of volunteers

Beijing Winter Paralympics Mascot

Xue Rongrong

Take cute little steps

open for business

Image source: Screenshot of the official Weibo video of People's Daily Overseas Network Haike News.

Xue Rongrong's prototype

is a

The "Great Wall" shape on the top symbolizes good luck

Continuous pattern of dove of peace and altar of heaven

Means peace and friendship

Snow cubes on the face of the lantern

Entrusted

with the beautiful meaning of

anthropomorphic design

Highlight the cute side of the mascot

On the evening of January 20, the mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, "Bing Dun Dun" and "Xue Rong Rong", are located at the intersection of Beitucheng Road and Minzu Avenue in Beijing. lamp.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu

Xue Rongrong's inspiration

From Jiang Yufan, a "post-95" student

↓ ↓ ↓

The birth of a small lantern

Jiang Yufan studied at

Jilin Art Institute

According to her

The birth of Xue Rongrong has experienced many stories

initial

she wanted to design after an elk

After many discussions

Inspired by the teacher

Only based on red lanterns and Chinese knots

The mascot "Xue Rongrong" of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics attracted passers-by to take pictures and punch cards.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yi Haifei

Among the nearly 6,000 entries solicited worldwide

Image of Chinese knot and Chinese lantern named 'good luck and good luck'

top three

Go to the next round of revisions

But the opinion of the experts of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee is that

"Only keep the original attributes, redesign the image"

This means that the overall image design

have to start over

The sculptures of "Bing Dun Dun" and "Xue Rong Rong", the mascots of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, erected on the streets of Beijing "share" the snow scene with pedestrians.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yi Haifei

Jiang Yufan said:

"The design team plus me is a total of 16 people

Everyone is working hard

'Xue Rong Rong' later revisions

All done by team members

After many changes

It didn't happen that he suddenly became the 'Xue Rongrong' he is now.

"

that's it

The design team is dedicated

Sometimes work late into the night

To improve the design draft

The entire team in less than a year

Nearly 30 times to and from Beijing

The mascots of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics "Bing Dun Dun" and the Winter Paralympic Games "Xue Rong Rong".

Photo courtesy of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee

cute little details

I don't know if you have noticed

Xuelong melts the middle of the stomach

The position of the

emblem can be

It means to warm the world and light up the dream in the heart

Xue Rongrong has 13 golden axes on his body

Symbol of the 13th Winter Paralympic Games

Xue Rongrong also has a mouth

The arc under Bai Xue's little face is

Jiang Yufan revealed

Originally painted eyes for "Xue Rongrong"

but not obvious against the background of red lanterns

Now the melted snow in the eye area

a later creation

Endowed it with the connotation of "snow hitting lanterns"

It just fits the elements of the Winter Olympics snow

The picture shows the mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics "Xue Rongrong".

Photo courtesy of Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee

The origin of the name "Xue Rongrong"

"I've played Yoyo Luming's 'yoyo'

and 'full'

and too many other names

Every time I go to Beijing to revise the design draft

Bring some new names.

"

Jiang Yufan said this about memories

finally

The name "Xue Rongrong"

Determined by the Olympic Organizing Committee and teachers from Peking University

Snow,

characteristic of ice and snow sports

Tolerance

, exchange and mutual learning

Fusion,

, mutual acquaintance

Carrying many beautiful meanings

Xuelongrong will share with the rest of the world

Disabled athletes together

Warm Winter Paralympic Arena

March 4

When the world's eyes once again focus on the bird's nest

Another snow festival

will come to you and me

with eager anticipation

Go to the future with Xuerongrong!

(by Liu Xingchen and Li Sihang)