Hangzhou, April 3 -- The mascots of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou were officially unveiled here on Friday.

With COVID-19 social distancing measures still in place, mascots Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen were introduced to the public in an online launch ceremony, designed to showcase the technical prowess of Hangzhou and Zhejiang Province.The launch ceremony featured a musical performance that paid homage to Hangzhou's three World Heritage sites, namely the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu Culture, the West Lake and the Grand Canal, hinting at the source of inspiration for the mascots' design.In a letter, Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), praised the mascots as vibrant and content-rich, in...