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							<td><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Fuwa </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">福娃</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Fúwá) were the mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  Fu </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">福</font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> means happiness, good fortune, blessing; and Wa </font><font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">娃 </font><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">means baby, doll, pretty girl. Each of the five had different symbolic meaning and each had its own name. There are many good detailed descriptions of the Fuwa on the Internet.</font></td>
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