Long Chenchen, the mascot for China's upcoming Dragon Spring Festival Gala, (release) recently, with a lot of design details showing the aesthetics of Chinese cultural elements.
(celebrate) the year 2024, "Long Chenchen" has been designed as a cute yet lively dragon, colored orange and red and with a pair of doll eyes. The (seem) cute-looking dragon takes inspiration from Chinese archaeological discoveries. The design of its nose was inspired by a dragon-shaped jade item that was discovered in the Erlitou Ruins, major site in Luoyang, Central China's Henan province that witnessed the rise and fall of the Xia and Shang dynasties. The fire shape pattern on its shoulder was inspired by a bronze piece with cloud patterns dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period, multiple materials appeared and social changes were underway.
receiving many likes, the mascot has also sparked criticism. Some netizen doubt the dragon character might have been synthesized (合成) by artificial intelligence. (admit) that it has some "imperfections", CMG, a design studio said it was created by designers "one stroke after another" and that "all the details about the dragon, including its patterns, colors and face, have been revised by designers through a lot of versions."
Along with such verbal (explain), a short video showing the design team working on the mascot has been posted on Sina Weibo by CMG. The media group's response to the character's design has become a (trend) topic on Sina Weibo and has been viewed by more than 200 million netizen. " it was created by AI or human beings, I think the mascot has successfully delivered the spirit of the dragon." one netizen posted on Sina Weibo.
