The 2022 Winter Paralympics mascot (冬残奥会吉祥物) Shuey Rhon Rhon has won global recognition since it made its first public     1    (appear). Created by a group of artists from Jilin University of Arts in northeast China’s Jilin Province,     2     lovely mascot went through a designing process of 32 versions in more than 300 days.

Shuey Rhon Rhon features the shape of a traditional Chinese lantern, and symbolizes the spirit of hospitality (热情好客) and peace, as the first “Rhon” in Chinese means“to include”, and the second means “to melt, to warm”. In ancient times, lanterns     3    (use) for lighting in China.

The joyful-looking mascot sends a     4    (hope) message to the world and symbolizes the fighting spirit of the disabled athletes     5     casts light on humanity. Shuey, meaning snow, suggests promising harvest seasons, while the Ruyi pattern on top     6    (carry) the meaning of happiness.

“One major task was to bring the unique lantern to life, as most Olympic and Paralympic mascots were based     7     animal figures, not objects. “Guo said.” It was the     8    (difficult) and most confusing task in the designing process. ”

The artists decided     9    (decorate) it with paper cutting of pigeons (鸽子) after experimenting with other animal figures, and then realized that the shapes of two pigeon tails could outline a famous landmark of Beijing, the Temple of Heaven, thus     10     (add) more cultural and historical characteristics to the design.