| as mascots go, they aren't so bad (nothing is as worse as Atlanta's Whatzit!). The Olympics mascots the past few games have been extremely weird and not like an actual animal like in the old days, Korean Tiger (Seoul), American eagle (LA), and I think Barcelona had some kind of cat. Just look at Turin, Athens, Sydney, and Atlanta for examples of the goofy, computer generated/imaginary things that have served. China should have gone with some kind of REAL animal (ala the University Games using a Yangtze River Alligator).
Fake Olympic stuff could be found EVERYWHERE in Beijing in the past, now its a bit harder, but not too bad, if you look, you'll find it (more like the sellers will find you!). The problem is that it is IMPOSSIBLE to buy official things, with only one location in the entire city actually selling official goods (in a small space inside a department store on Wangfujing) and a small stand at the airport. |
Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots