Sunday, November 26, 2006

Han Meilin - the Man behind the Running Man and Fuwas

Here's an interesting news article about the man who designed the 'Fuwa' and the logo of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. In essense, this 70 year old man by the name of Han Meilin is ranked as a first-class artist in China.

He's rewarded with 1 yuan (USD$0.13) for his designs....




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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Fly with the Fuwa, Anyone?

Air China has started its sponsorship campaign by launching a "fuwa-liner"! This plane is on a tour to some major Olympic cities starting with Beijing.

This plane will be put into service thereafter! :D





In conjunction with the launch of the plane, they are launched a limited edition telephone cards (with China Mobile) and postage set! Worth keeping!







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