China has chosen its most iconic animal -- the panda -- to be the official mascot of the Beijing Olympics in 2022, the Winter Games organising committee announced on Tuesday.
The mascot, named "Bing Dwen Dwen," is a chubby giant panda wearing a suit of ice.
The black and white bear has a "heart of gold and a love of all things winter sports," tweeted the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
For the Paralympic Winter Games, the mascot is a blushing red lantern named "Shuey Rhon Rhon."