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[i]The eight names, many coming from Chinese mythology, are: Fenghuang (phoenix [凤凰]), Tianwen (study of heaven [天问]), Huoxing (Mars [火星]), Tenglong (flying dragon [腾龙]), Qilin (a mythical chimerical creature [麒麟]), Zhuque (a mythical bird [朱雀]), Zhuimeng ("chasing dreams" [追梦]) and Fengxiang (flying phoenix [凤翔]). Many of the eight logos focus on the character "火," which means fire and forms part of the Chinese name for Mars, "火星," literally "fire star," with the name due to the planet's color. Some also draw on the "Starfleet-esque" logo for Chinese aerospace, with some entries combining this with the above character. On Friday (Jan. 20, 2017) the lists will be available on Xinhuanet and QQ.com for public online voting, with the final result to be published around April 24, which will mark China's second "Space Day."[/i]
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