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Beijing to crack down on street peddlers selling fake mascots

Authorities in Beijing will launch a week-long campaign from Thursday to root out street peddlers selling fake Olympics mascots.


New Olympic products hit stores

Fuwa, Mascot of the Beijing Olympic Games, celebrates its birthday on Saturday as it was unveiled one year ago on November 11, 2005 by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).
Designers
 

Designer of the Chinese Seal

The Chinese Seal of the Beijing Olympics has been drawing the world's attention ever since its introduction to the public on Aug 3, 2003.
 

Han Meilin, designer of the Fuwa

Reporter: How much did the Olympics organization committee pay for your work?Han: I don't want any payment, besides the copyright, but the committee rewarded me one yuan.
Rest Candidates
 

Top 10 Designs for Beijing Olympics - Second Placed

No.1833 Designer: Decoration Department, Fine Arts Institute of Tsing University
 

Top 10 Designs for Beijing Olympics - Third Place

No. 1747Designer: Xie Jianjun
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News
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What People Say
· Scott Givens - Judges of Selection Panel
· Han Qiaosheng - Soccer Commentator
· Hai Yan - Writer
· Wu Xiaoli - TV host
· Feng Jicai - Writer
 
Olympic Emblems
· 2004 Athens Olympics
· 2000 Sydney Olympics
· 1996 Atlanta Olympics
· 1992 Barcelona Olympics
· 1988 Seoul Olympics
Olympic Mascots
· Athens 2004 - Athena & Phevos
· Sydney 2000 - Olly, Syd & Millie
· Atlanta 1996 - Izzy
· Barcelona 1992 - Cobi
· Seoul 1988 - Hodori and Hosuni