2022 Winter Olympics mascot design concept:

"Bingdundun" combines the image of a panda with an ice crystal shell, reflecting the characteristics of winter ice and snow sports. The panda's head is decorated with a colorful halo, which is inspired by the "Ice Ribbon", the national speed skating venue of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The flowing bright color lines symbolize the ice and snow sports track and 5G high technology; the shape of the head shell is taken from Ice and snow sports helmet.

The prototype of Xue Rongrong’s “lantern”, after in-depth design by a first-class team of designers, became the mascot of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, “Xue Rongrong”. Lanterns, a world-recognized "Chinese symbol" with a history of more than 2,000 years, represent harvest, celebration, warmth and light.

The wishful shape on the top of the lantern symbolizes good luck and happiness; the continuous pattern formed by the dove of peace and the Temple of Heaven implies peace and friendship, highlighting the characteristics of the venue; the decorative pattern on the lantern incorporates traditional Chinese paper-cut art; the face of the lantern The snow cubes not only represent the meaning of "auspicious snow heralds a good harvest", but also reflect the anthropomorphic design, highlighting the cuteness of the mascot.

The lanterns use "Chinese red" as the main color, exaggerating the festive atmosphere of the 2022 Chinese Spring Festival. The body of the lantern emits light, which means lighting up dreams and warming the world. It represents friendship, courage and strength, embodying the fighting spirit of Winter Paralympic athletes and the Winter Paralympics concept that inspires the world.

Symbolic meaning

“Ice” symbolizes purity and strength, which is the characteristic of the Winter Olympics. "Dundun" means honest, stocky and cute, which fits the overall image of the panda and symbolizes the strong body, perseverance and inspiring Olympic spirit of the Winter Olympics athletes.

The combination of the Bingdundun Panda image and the ice crystal shell integrates cultural elements with ice and snow sports and gives them new cultural attributes and characteristics, reflecting the characteristics of winter ice and snow sports. The panda is a world-recognized national treasure of China, with a friendly, cute and naive image. This design can not only represent China, which hosts the Winter Olympics, but also represent the Winter Olympics with a Chinese flavor.

The colorful halo on the head is inspired by the "Ice Ribbon" of the Beijing National Speed ??Skating Arena. The flowing lines symbolize the ice and snow sports track and 5G high technology. The head shell shape is taken from ice and snow sports helmets. The overall shape of the panda is like an astronaut. He is an ice and snow sports expert from the future, implying the combination of modern technology and ice and snow sports.