The 9th Asian Winter Games will be held in Harbin next year. The slogan (口号), emblem (徽章) and mascots (吉祥物) for the Games were shown to the public in January, 2024.
The slogan of the Games is "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia". The words "Dream of Winter" show people's common love for winter sports. The words "Love among Asia" show Asian people's shared hope for friendship.
The emblem of the Games was created by a team from Tsinghua University. It looks like the Chinese character "九", which means the 9th Asian Winter Games. It also looks like the Chinese character "合", telling the Chinese people's wish to get together with Asian friends. In the emblem, there are elements (元素) like a short track speed skater's sprinting posture (冲刺的姿势), the city flower of Harbin and the sign of the Olympic of Asia—the red sun.
Mascots of the Games are a pair of cute Siberian tigers, called "Binbin" and "Nini". Binbin represents the ice events, and Nini represents the snow events. The name "Binbin" is taken from the word "Harbin", while the name "Nini" comes from the sound of "您" (You in English). So, when put together, they mean: "You are welcome to Harbin."
