This winter Bing Dwen Dwen became one of the most popular toys in the world. It's a panda in an ice shell.
Two years ago, Bing Dwen Dwen was chosen1the mascot（吉祥物）for the Beijing2022 Winter Olympics. The design was2from 5, 816 works from 38 areas and3around the world. Cao Xue is the chief designer of Bing Dwen Dwen. He said the idea4came from the traditional Chinese snack bingtanghulu. But a simple5couldn't stand for a country by itself. Cao's team tried many animals and plants and finally decided on a6. "We don't need to explain7to have it understood across different cultures, "said Cao.
However, there were already too many cartoon characters of pandas. The mascot needed to be original and8. Cao first decided that it should be a baby panda instead of an adult9. This decided the body shape of Bing Dwen Dwen its body has the same length as its head.
Cao's team looked all around the world to collect all the pandas they could find. They wanted to make sure their panda looked different. Through their hard work, they 10in winning. people's hearts.
