BEIJING (Reuters) - Hours after Beijing's Winter Olympics officially opened on Friday night, shoppers lined up in the bitter pre-dawn cold to get their hands on what for many will be the biggest prize of the Games - merchandise featuring panda mascot "Bing Dwen Dwen".
Souvenirs in the likeness of the chubby bear in a hard, transparent body suit - figurines, soft toys and dangly decorations - were sold out by 2 p.m. on Saturday at a flagship store in downtown Beijing's Wangfujing shopping area.
