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The Palace Museum unveiled its two brand new mascots¹ in Xiamen, in southeast China’s Fujian province.

Donning Qing Dynasty costumes, the designs for Zhuangzhuang and Meimei originate from the traditional Chinese symbols of the dragon and the phoenix². The names of the mascots also bear special meaning. "Zhuang," which means strong in Mandarin³, represents the gorgeous Forbidden City. "Mei", the word for beautiful, stands for the more than 1.8 million treasures collected within its walls.

Sadly, the mascots did not receive unanimous applause, with some netizens saying Meimei looked more like a penguin⁴ than a phoenix.

The Palace Museum unveiled its two brand new mascots in Xiamen

The Palace Museum unveiled its two brand new mascots in Xiamen.

The Palace Museum unveiled its two brand new mascots in Xiamen

The Palace Museum unveiled its two brand new mascots in Xiamen.

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1 mascots
n.吉祥物( mascot的名词复数 )
参考例句：
One of the mascots was the platypus. 吉祥物一是鸭嘴兽。来自《简明英汉词典》 Information on all things Olympic, including logos, mascots, venues,and bid candidates. 所有事情奥林匹克，包括的标识语，吉祥物，地点，和出价候选人的信息。来自互联网

2 phoenix
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。 The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

3 Mandarin
n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的
参考例句：
Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。 Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

4 penguin
n.企鹅
参考例句：
The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。 He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

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