The mascots of the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025 are “Binbin” and “Nini”. The name “Binbin” is taken from the word “Harbin”, while the name “Nini” comes from the sound of “Nin”. Therefore, the two names mean: “You are welcome to Harbin”. In the traditional Chinese culture, the tiger is a symbol of good luck, among them, “Being strong”and “Being brave” are the same as the Olympic spirit.
The emblem (会徽) of the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025 was created by the team of Tsinghua University. It includes the shape of skaters, the flower of Harbin city and the sign of the Olympic of Asia. There are some Chinese cultures in it.
There is a Chinese character “九” in the emblem, which means nine and the 9th Asian Winter Games. The creation is also from the Chinese character “合”, which means being friendly. It shows the Chinese people’s hope for getting together, learn each other’s good points and a happy communication with Asian friends.
The slogan (口号) of the 9th Asian Winter Games —“Dream of Winter, Love among Asia” making Asian countries join together with ice and snow, making new growth of ice and snow economy (经济), and developing cultural communication between Asian countries. The Asian Winter Games are for the great development among Asian countries.
【小题1】What do the name “Binbin” and “Nini” mean?| A．Welcome to Harbin. | B．“Being strong” and “Being brave”. |
| C．Tiger and Luck. | D．Olympic Spirit. |
| A．Beijing University. | B．Tsinghua University. |
| C．Shanghai University. | D．Fudan University. |
| A．The shape of skaters. | B．The ice and snow of Harbin. |
| C．The flower of Harbin city. | D．The sign of the Olympic of Asia. |
| A．Being strong and brave. | B．The 9th Asian Winter Games. |
| C．Getting together and being kind. | D．Fantastic skaters. |
| A．You are welcome to Harbin. | B．Chinese people’s hope for getting together. |
| C．The flower of Harbin city. | D．The development of Asian countries will be better. |
