The
official mascots of the 19th Asian Games, to be from 10 to 25 September 2022,
were unveiled at a 20 minutes digital launch ceremony in Hangzhou, China. The
ceremony was conducted online due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are three
mascots namely Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, which represents the UNESCO
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World
Heritage sites of Hangzhou in eastern China. These three mascots for the XIX
Asiadare collectively known as the “smart triplets”.
Representations
of Mascots:
·
Congcong–
It represents the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City. It takes yellow, the
colour of earth and bumper harvest, as the main tone.
·
Lianlian–
It represents the West Lake and green is its main tone as green stands for life
and nature.
·
Chenchen–
It represents the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal with blue color as the main tone
as latter represents science and technology.
2022
Asian Games will be the third Asian Games to be hosted by China following
Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010.
Motto–
Heart to Heart, @Future
