Breaking news | The design of our PhD art students has been selected as the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

On 8 August 2018, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games launched a global invitation of mascot designs.  After a rigorous evaluation process and rounds of selection conducted by the Beijing Organizing Committee, the proposal which design process involved the participation of Su Dawei and Guo Yufeng, two students currently pursuing a doctoral degree in art at our University, was selected from among nearly 6,000 submissions and has become the official mascot of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.  

Chinese name: 雪容融
English name:  Shuey Rhon Rhon

Meaning
Shuey雪: symbolizes whiteness and beauty, the characteristics of ice sports.
Rhon容: symbolizes inclusiveness, tolerance, communication and mutual learning.
Rhon融: symbolizes integration, warmth, friendship and harmony.  

Rhon Rhonv(容融) represents the philosophy of promoting exchanges and mutual appreciation among world civilizations and pursuing harmonious development, demonstrating the vision of creating a more inclusive world and constructing the common destiny of all mankind.   

Source of image
Lanterns bear unique Chinese cultural features.  With a history of more than 2,000 years, they are recognized worldwide as a “Symbol of China”. 

Lanterns are the perfect combination of the connotations of a joyful and festive atmosphere and “auspicious snow as an omen of a year of harvest”. 

Core ideas
The design was created with lanterns as its prototype.  Lanterns represent harvest, joy, warmth and light. 

The primary color of the lantern is “Chinese Red”, showing the festive atmosphere of 2022 Chinese New Year.  Its illuminating body signifies the lighting up of dreams and warming the world. It represents friendship, courage and perseverance, demonstrating the fighting spirit of athletes of the Paralympic Winter Games and the mission of the Paralympic Winter Games to inspire the world. 

”Shuey Rhon Rhon” is created by leveraging Chinse traditional and cultural heritage, adopting personification in artistic expression and incorporating the elements of ice sports. All these give “Shuey Rhon Rhon” a lively image and unique features. 
 

Team member of the design team of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mascot: Guo Yufeng (left), student of 2018-2019 Doctoral Degree program in arts.

The design team had made numerous revisions and improvements to its design after listening to the valuable views of the experts of the Winter Games Organizing Committee. The two students of the Union worked around the clock for over 300 days, visited the Beijing Organizing Committee for more than 20 times, produced 32 design proposals and more than 10000 sketches.
 
The University has been advocating the learning of traditional Chinese culture and Guo Yufeng and Su Dawei believe that has much to do with their ability to participate in the design of the mascot of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and complete the project.

Ever since its establishment, the Research Center for Arts Education of the University has developed its unique advantages by adhering to the mission of integrating traditional Chinese culture with arts education. It nurtures outstanding talent and both its teachers and students have gained significant achievements in different areas, providing new blood for Macao’s cultural and arts development.
 
The Central government has formulated the development approach of “moderate diversification” for Macao. Macao’s cultural and arts development has made significant progress in terms of quality. The University will live up to expectations, inherit traditional Chinese culture and carry it forward, and contribute to the innovation development of the country!

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