Monkey King —Prime Candidate for 2008 Olympics Mascot

• 作者: LIDAOYING YOUZHENGJUN LIWUZHOU
• 来源期刊: 今日中国：英文版
• 学科: 体育
• 关键词: 2008年 北京奥运会 吉祥物 猴 民族文化
• 年，卷（期）: 2003,（11）
• 页码范围: 16-18
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: G811.21

摘要

IS the monkey an appropriate 2008 Olympic mascot? No one will know for sure until next year. Now that the Chinese Seal has been officially des-ignated as the 2008 Olympics emblem,the games'' mascot has taken over as hot topic. Animal images like the panda, dragon, lion, tiger, Tibetan ante-lope, and rabbit are also under consid-eration, but monkeyking2008.com, a website promoting the Monkey King as 2008 Olympics mascot, reports that 89 percent of its visitors want the monkey. Results of a survey conducted by China''s largest portal site, Sina.com, also indicate the Monkey King as hot favorite for mascot.