Giant panda Xiang Xiang performs hide-and-seek with its breeders after a bamboo snack on the Bifengxia panda base underneath the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, July 11, 2023. /CFP
Giant panda Xiang Xiang performs hide-and-seek with its breeders after a bamboo snack on the Bifengxia panda base underneath the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, July 11, 2023. /CFP
Giant panda Xiang Xiang performs hide-and-seek with its breeders after a bamboo snack on the Bifengxia panda base underneath the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, July 11, 2023. /CFP
Giant panda Xiang Xiang enjoys bamboo on the Bifengxia panda base underneath the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, July 11, 2023. /CFP
Giant panda Xiang Xiang is a vastly standard icon amongst Japanese animal lovers. She was born on June 12, 2017 to mom Shin Shin and father Ri Ri by means of pure mating at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan.
A photograph taken on December 18, 2017 reveals feminine big panda cub Xiang Xiang on the age of six months outdated at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. /CFP
She was a significant customer attraction after the zoo put her on public show on the age of six months when she quickly turned a sensation in the area people. Her cuteness received the hearts of many and drastically helped to spice up gross sales of panda-themed souvenirs in Japan.
According to estimates by Japanese specialists, Xiang Xiang has contributed not less than 2.7 billion yuan (about $400 million) to Japan’s economic system – roughly equal to 1.3 instances the development price of the landmark Tokyo Skytree.
A photograph taken on February 1, 2018 reveals guests flocking to see Xiang Xiang (proper) and her mom, Shin Shin, at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, Japan. /CFP
Xiang Xiang was initially scheduled to journey again to China by the top of December 2020, however her return was postponed on a number of events.
Before the departure, her followers flocked to the Ueno Zoo to say their farewells. Admission to see the large panda was restricted to a preselected lottery of two,600 entries a day. However, on her final day on the zoo, the slot proved so standard that there have been round 70 instances as many candidates as there have been accessible entries.
June 12 marked the sixth birthday of Xiang Xiang. Even although she left Tokyo and returned to Sichuan on February 21, 2023, her followers gathered in Tokyo and hosted a birthday celebration to point out their affection in the direction of Xiang Xiang.
Xiang Xiang’s followers host a celebration for her in Tokyo, Japan, on June 12, 2023. /CFP
After returning to China, Xiang Xiang had since resided on the Bifengxia panda base underneath the care and love of staffers on the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in Ya’an City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the place she is predicted to mate and breed.
According to the analysis heart, she has not been proven publicly and wishes extra time to adapt to the brand new atmosphere. In April, the CCRCGP stated on social media that Xiang Xiang remains to be shy with strangers, so just a few breeders had been allowed to enter her territory.
Source: CGTN