第16届亚运五羊吉祥物.docVIP

　　 16届亚运五羊吉祥物　　广州亚运会吉祥物取名乐羊羊，形象是运动时尚的五只羊，分别取名“阿祥”、“阿和”、“阿如”、“阿意”、“乐羊羊”，组成“祥和如意乐洋洋”，表达了广州亚运会将给亚洲人民带来“吉祥、和谐、幸福、圆满和快乐”的美好祝愿，也同时传达了运动会“和谐、激情”的理念。和2008年北京奥运会一样，这次的亚运会的吉祥物也是五个，打破了亚运会的吉祥物的个数之最。　　广州亚运会吉祥物的创意来源于五位仙人分别骑着五只口衔稻穗的仙羊降临广州的传说。千年前的“五羊衔谷”传说使得“五羊”成为广州城市最为知名的一个标识。羊与中华民族传统文化的发展有着深厚的历史渊源，对我国文字、饮食、道德、礼仪、美学等领域文化的产生和发展也有重要影响。如中国古代文字中“羊”通“祥”，“吉祥”也可写作“吉羊”；中国传统的美学观念是“羊大”为“美”。在亚洲许多国家的传统文化中，“羊”也是吉祥之物，能给人带来幸运。广州亚运会吉祥物取“羊”的创意，将为亚洲不同文化、不同宗教的人们所接受和喜爱。　　吉祥物解读　　“阿祥”是一只英俊潇洒、真诚勇敢的小羊，着色为奥林匹克五环中的蓝色，象征绵延流淌的珠江，代表广州人平和亲切的性格、宽广包容的胸怀。　　“阿如”是一只美丽时尚、聪颖热情的小羊，着色为奥林匹克五环中的红色，象征广州的市花木棉花。　　“乐羊羊”是一只高大帅气、阳光自信的大羊，着色为奥林匹克五环中的黄色，象征主办城市“穗城”（稻穗颜色），有丰收、喜悦之意，表达亚运会的成功举办将是亚洲人民宝贵的精神财富。　　“阿意”是一只俏皮可爱、活泼开朗的小羊，着色为奥林匹克五环中的绿色，充满朝气的绿色赋予她飘逸灵动的气质，象征白云山。　　“阿和”是一只朴实谦逊、沉着坚定的小羊，着色为奥林匹克五环中的黑色，象征岭南文化的源远流长和千年古城深厚的历史文化积淀。　　 Le Yangyang” is name of the leader of our five Goats and the name which refers to all of the 16th Asian Games Mascots, each of them sporty and cute, and each serving as an Official Mascot. The Mascots embody a part of Guangzhou’s unique history and culture and each Goat has an individual name that is distinctly Cantonese in style: A Xiang[a: sj∧?], A He[a: h?:], A Ru[a: ru:], A Yi[a: ji:] and Le Yangyang [l?: j∧?j∧?]. When you put their names together, Xiang He Ru Yi Le Yangyang - meaning Peace, Harmony and Great Happiness, with everything going as you wish - they fully express the people of Guangzhou’s hope that the 16th Asian Games bring peace, prosperity, success and happiness to the people of Asia and fulfill their, and our, Vision of a “Thrilling Games and Harmonious Asia”.　　The designs of the Mascots are strongly inspired by a legend about the City of Guangzhou: As the legend goes: A long time ago, the farm lands in Guangzhou ran dry, food could not be grown and the people experienced a famine. They could do nothing but pray to the heavens for luck. Moved by their piety, Five Immortals descended from the heavens, riding on goats with coats of different colors, each holding ear