Lele, also known as Nanjing Lele, is the official mascot of the Nanjing 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. After a competition, the stone was chosen to represent the games.[1] The word ‘lele’ represents the sound of stones colliding together and is pronounced like the Chinese word meaning happiness or joy.[2] The mascot was revealed to the public by Chinese Olympic champions Sun Yang, Huang Xu and Wu Jingyu.
| Lele | |
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| Mascot of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (Nanjing) | |
| Significance | Yuhua stones |
Characteristics
editLele is based on Yuhua stones, which come in the colors of red, pink, yellow, white and green.[3] It is short and robust with bulging eyes, always wearing a smile.
| Birthplace | Nanjing |
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| Birthday | 29 November |
| Chinese Zodiac | Dragon |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Blood type | O |
| Appearance | Colorful, non-mainstream aesthetic |
| Personality | Cute, cuddly, curious, frisky, enthusiastic, brave, and a little rebellious |
| Tag | Hello, I'm NANJINGLELE |
| Hobbies | Being a tour guide of Nanjing, taking pictures with friends from around the world and eating marshmallows |
| Talents | The 28 disciplines of the Youth Olympic Games |
| Tongue twister | si shi si; shi shi shi; si shi shi lele; lele bu nene |
| Favourite thing to do | Being with friends |
| Things disliked most | Playing alone |
| The most unbearable thing | Seeing friends being bullied |
| The most enjoyable thing | Drinking a glass of water after competition and being full of positive energy |
| Not good at | Singing, dancing |
| Favourite foods | Salted duck, sweet-scented osmanthus duck, plum flower cake, Pidu noodles, spiced beans, duck blood and vermicelli soup, Jinling steamed dumplings |
| Favourite color | Every color found in a rainbow |
| Favourite flower | Rain flower |
| Favourite fairy tale | The Ugly Duckling |
| Favourite place | Competition venues of the Youth Olympic Games |
| Famous for | Mascot promotional video for Nanjing 2014 |
References
edit- ^ "Introducing NANJINGLELE: The Nanjing 2014 mascot! - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com". www.ejinsight.com. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Nanjing 2014 Mascot(s) NanjingLele | History & Photos". International Olympic Committee. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
- ^ "Mascot _Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games - Official Site". International Olympic Committee. 2014-07-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2024-09-11.