Friday, August 1, 2008

Beijing

This was my welcome when I made it to the Arrivals Hall of the "Beijing Capital International Airport." 

I am sure you have seen the mascots for the Olympics. There are five children-like mascots that represent the five rings of the Olympic games. They are called the Fuwa. 

They each have a rhyming two-syllable name: Beibei the fish, JingJing the panda, Huanhuan the Olympic Flame, YingYing the Tibetan antelope, and NiNi the swallow (who I am pictured with). 

And when you string together the first words of their names you get: BeiJing Huan Ying Ni! 

"Welcome to Beijing!"






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