The mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a giant panda named Bing Dwen Dwen, has become much-loved by spectators of the Games. Bing Dwen Dwen was chosen over eight finalist designs to represent the 2022 Olympic Games in an international mascot design competition that saw almost 6,000 total designs submitted. He was designed by Cao Xue, a professor at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Bing Dwen Dwen is kitted out in an icy “shell” that goes around his body, The IOC said this mascot “resembles an astronaut, embracing new technologies for a future with infinite possibilities,” and that t…