Beijing unveils 2008 Olympic mascots

A set of five doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic Games are unveiled in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 11, 2005, exactly 1,000 days before the event's opening ceremony. The long-anticipated mascots, which embody the natural characteristics of four of China's popular animals -- the Fish(L), the Panda(2nd, L), the Tibetan Antelope (2nd, R), the Swallow (R)-- and the Olympic Flame (C), were presented at a grand ceremony inside the Workers' Gymnasium in Beijing. [Photo: beijing2008.com]