On December 2, the China Central Radio and Television Station's "2025 Spring Festival Gala" released the official mascot image "Si (sì) Shengsheng", wishing Chinese people around the world good luck and good things in the new year. Thousand-year pattern present

On December 2, the China Central Radio and Television Station's "2025 Spring Festival Gala" released the official mascot image "Si (sì) Shengsheng", wishing Chinese people around the world good luck and good things in the new year.

Thousand-year pattern presents good luck

Traditional intangible cultural heritage brings good fortune

The 2025 Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala mascot seeks design inspiration from traditional Chinese culture. The overall shape refers to the word "Si" in oracle bone inscriptions, which is naive and full of ancient meaning.

Combined with the theme of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala of "Everything goes well, life goes on forever", "Rishengsheng" presents an aura of wishful thinking. The outline of the head and the spiral shape on the cheeks are derived from the silver gilt Ruyi unearthed from the Tang Dynasty underground palace of Famen Temple in Fufeng, Shaanxi. From the bat decoration on the head to the long knot with the word "Shou" embellished on the tail, the whole body is an allusion that means "blessing from beginning to end". Get up and follow Ruyi."

The facial features of "Sishengsheng" also have origins. The eyebrows and eyes are taken from the Qiyu pattern and the character "chen" on the bronze snake-shaped vessels unearthed from the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan. Among them, the pattern of "chen" is also widely seen in bronzes and bronzes in the Central Plains. Jade wares demonstrate the diversity, unity and eclectic nature of Chinese civilization. The mascot's back is carved with branches wrapped in cloisonné technology, which means "endless life". Begonias, magnolias, peach blossoms and peonies are outlined with filigree inlay technology, which means "spring returns to the earth".

Vibrant green dyed

Overlapping green and flowing gold welcome the spring together

"Sishengsheng" uses green as the main tone, symbolizing the fullness of spring and vigorous vitality. The color is taken from parrot green, magenta green, Tusui blue, and lapis lazuli. , lotus white, orange yellow, dragon paste candle and other traditional Chinese colors.

With the debut of "Sishengsheng", the main station's "2025 Spring Festival Gala" is getting closer and closer. "Sishengsheng" invites you to attend the Spring Festival Gala and welcome the joyful, auspicious and joyful Year of the Snake together.

Source: CCTV News