Fu Niu Lele, the mascot of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Summer Games, is known for its brightly coloured coat and friendly personality. Its name literally means “Good Luck! (Fu) - Cow (Niu) - Happiness ...

A global contest was launched to find the mascots for the Games and 5,816 submissions were received from 35 different countries in total. The final selection was made by a team of Chinese and ...