Beijing, the host city for the 2008 Olympic Games is aiming to hold an outstanding Olympics with many distinguishing features to ensure that the event is truly memorable. Since it won the bid to host the games, Beijing has been endeavoring to make it the best ever. Great preparations in all aspects are being made by the Chinese people in cooperation with the Chinese government. There is every wish that the Beijing Olympic Games, which has already captured the attention of the rest of the world, will become one of the most successful Olympic Games of all times!

Theme Slogan

'One world, One Dream' is the simple but meaningful slogan adopted for the Beijing Olympic Games, reflecting fully the Olympic spirit and a common dream shared by people worldwide. The value contained in one of the three concepts of Beijing Olympics - People's Olympics is also reflected in this slogan. With 1.3 billion people, China is endeavoring to build a peaceful world, in which people live in harmony and cooperate with each other. Since the release of the slogan 'One world, One Dream', it has replaced 'New Beijing, Great Olympics' which was the slogan used during the Beijing bid for the Olympic Games.

Olympic Mascot

'Fuwa' composed of five images; those of a fish, a panda, the Olympic flame, a Tibetan antelope and a swallow - has been created as the mascot for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The mascot has been designed to convey a message of friendship and peace together with the dream that mankind and nature can live in great harmony.

Each of the five images has been given a nice name - Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini. When these are read together thus 'Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni' it is actually Chinese for 'Welcome to Beijing'. Each image conveys different wishes and meanings: Beibei (the fish), symbolizes prosperity and harvest; Jingjing, a lovely panda symbolizes the harmonious existence between human and nature; Huanhuan (the Olympic flame), regarded as the elder brother of the five, expresses the Olympic spirit, while Yingying, the Tibet antelope wishes everyone in the world good health and the swallow Nini brings happiness and good luck. As the five images are colored blue, black, red, yellow and green respectively, Fuwa matches the Five Olympic Rings.