Beijing Olympic mascots embroidered in 56 colors

Hu Huiqin (C), a famous handcrafts master in embroidery, teaches students to embroider the set of five doll mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, in Chongqing, southwest China, on Jan. 8, 2006. The students, with good wishes to the 2008 Olympic Games, embroidered the Olympic mascots with 56 kinds of colors, which stand for the 56 ethnic groups in China.

Students learn to embroider the set of five doll mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Chongqing, southwest China, on Jan. 8, 2006. The students, with good wishes to the 2008 Olympic Games, embroidered the Olympic mascots with 56 kinds of colors, which stand for the 56 ethnic groups in China.