TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Nearly 200 big panda lovers have gathered in Tokyo to have fun the 18th birthday of male big panda Ri Ri, which presently dwells at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens.
Despite downpours as a result of highly effective Typhoon Lan, panda followers from throughout Japan rushed to the celebration gathering on the China Cultural Center in Tokyo on Wednesday, many bringing letters and hand-made presents for the panda.
Ri Ri, born on Aug. 16, 2005, in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, arrived at Ueno Zoo along with the feminine big panda Shin Shin.
They gave beginning to the celeb big panda Xiang Xiang in 2017, which was returned to China earlier this 12 months, in addition to twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei in 2021. All three pandas, born and raised on the zoo, attracted crowds of panda lovers from each house and overseas.
For the members to revisit the historical past of China-Japan cooperation within the analysis and safety of big pandas, movies have been performed on the birthday celebration, the place a panda doll fortunate draw and a portray session for youngsters have been additionally held.
“With giant pandas as a link, we hope to promote the people-to-people bond between China and Japan, and promote the continuous development of Sino-Japan friendship,” stated Ouyang An, director of the Tokyo workplace of the China National Tourism Office and one of many organizers of the occasion, throughout his speech on the gathering.
He hopes that, via a collection of actions to have fun the birthday of big pandas in Ueno Zoo, extra Japanese individuals will get a deeper understanding of the extraordinary interval of Sino-Japanese cooperation within the safety and analysis of big pandas.