BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing 2022 mascot, a panda named Bing Dwen Dwen, has not only led to hours-long queues of people lining up outside Winter Olympics merchandise stores in China, but also gained massive popularity among athletes and Olympic fans internationally.
Not only Bing Dwen Dwen, but also many mascots are modeled after pandas, such as Jingjing, one of the five Fuwa mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and Jinbao, the mascot of the China International Import Expo.
Let's take a look at some lovely panda mascots.
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2022 shows the mascots of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Bing Dwen Dwen to be awarded to winning athletes of the women's snowboard slopestyle final during the flower ceremony at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2019 shows children posing with Bing Dwen Dwen during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascot launch ceremony in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Bronze medalist Kagiyama Yuma of Japan holds Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, during the flower ceremony of the figure skating team event at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Jingjing
A teacher introduces the origin of five Fuwa mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to students at a kindergarten in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 14, 2005. A kindergarten affiliated with Soochow University painted the five Fuwa mascots on the wall to enhance children's understanding of the Olympic Games. (Photo by Xu Weiping/Xinhua)
Two primary school students show their Fuwa mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Dec. 15, 2007. (Xinhua/Du Jian)
Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2005 shows Jingjing, one of the five Fuwa mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, at the mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games launch ceremony in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
China International Import Expo
Jinbao
Visitors take photos with Jinbao, mascot of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 8, 2021. Jinbao, a scarf-wearing giant panda, is the mascot for the China International Import Expo(CIIE) in Shanghai. Jinbao sounds like "Jinbo," the abbreviation of the CIIE in Chinese, and means "treasure of the CIIE" as well as "bringing in wealth." (Xinhua/Meng Tao)
Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2019 shows Jinbao, mascot of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
Volunteers pose for a group photo with Jinbao, mascot of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), after the closing ceremony of the first CIIE in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)
China's 14th National Games
Xiongxiong
Crested Ibis, Giant Panda, Golden Monkey and Takins, mascots of China's 14th National Games meet the public in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)
Crested Ibis, Giant Panda, Golden Monkey and Takins, mascots of 14th China's National Games perform during the closing ceremony of China's 14th National Games in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 27, 2021. (Xinhua/Wu Gang)
The 1990 Beijing Asian Games
Panpan
Photo released on Oct. 31, 1989 shows mascot Panpan for the 1990 Beijing Asian Games on a street in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Huang Jingda)
Photo taken on Aug. 22, 1990 shows mascot Panpan for the 1990 Beijing Asian Games at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Wu Jiguo)
