Sic transit gloria mundi (Thus passes the glory of the world)

妮妮 (Nīni) and 迎迎 (Yíngying), two of the five 福娃 (mascots) for the 2008 北京 (Běijīng) Olympic Games, lying among trees behind an abandoned, never-completed shopping mall. Photo: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images.

Another 福娃 (mascot), 贝贝 (Bèibei), lying forgotten among trees. Photo: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images.