The volunteering for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games is being kicked off by a group of characters with a difference - they are cartoons.
To promote the Asian Games, taking place in November, several well-known cartoon characters swore on January 24 at the Guangzhou Grandview Mall to become Games volunteers.
The enthusiastic group includes Pleasant Sheep, Big Big Wolf, Yang Yang, Caicai, Zhang Xiaohe and many others.
Yang Yang, the Guangzhou-volunteers representative, was appointed team leader, and Pleasant Sheep and Caicai were made the vice-team leaders.
The ceremony began with a film in which the cartoon characters appeared, at which the fans screamed excitedly.
Then the cartoon characters accepted their volunteer certificates, presented to them by the Asian Games Volunteer Department (AGVD), and promised to do their best in serving in the Games.