The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Games has released a series of Olympic-endorsed souvenirs to greet the traditional Chinese Spring Festival.

Among the new souvenirs are two pins, with a limited issue of 10,000 each. One is the "Yingchun Lantern" pin, which is in the shape of traditional Chinese lantern and symbolizes joy and luck. The word ��Yingchun�� means "welcome Spring".

The other is the "Jinji Baochun" pin, which integrates the Chinese character for Spring into the Olympic logo. The phrase means "Golden rooster crowing for spring".

The pins are accompanied by greeting cards. So far, the committee has released more than 300 kinds of Olympic-endorsed merchandise, including sportswear, craftwork and stationery.

Source: CCTV