TOKYO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — People flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens to see Xiang Xiang on Sunday, the ultimate day for public viewing for the beloved five-year-old feminine large panda earlier than her return to China.
The movie star panda’s eventual departure drew followers to attend for hours on the zoo to say goodbye. A lottery for tickets to see Xiang Xiang on Sunday was held prematurely since many guests had been anticipated, with the general odds surpassing 20 occasions and the percentages for the ultimate group of viewers reaching 70 occasions.
The large panda was born in June 2017. Her identify was chosen from greater than 320,000 recommendations that individuals despatched to the zoo three months later in September. Xiang Xiang grew to become very talked-about quickly after she went on public show in December of the identical yr.
Xiang Xiang’s mother and father, Shin Shin (feminine) and Ri Ri (male), arrived at Ueno Zoo in 2011. Their first cub, born in 2012, died after only some days. Their second, Xiang Xiang, was the primary panda to be born and raised on the zoo in practically three many years since You You, born in 1988.
Xiang Xiang shall be despatched house to China on Tuesday. As she belongs to the Chinese facet, the panda was initially scheduled to return to China when she turns two. However, her return was postponed on account of her reputation in Japan and the COVID-19 pandemic.