The giant panda "Fubao" who traveled to South Korea recently returned to China, pushing the long-lasting "giant panda craze" to another climax. The naive "black and white elves" convey friendship and goodwill, narrowing the distance between China and the world.
Giant panda "Xiangxiang", who has the title of "top star" like "Fubao", has returned to his hometown of Sichuan from Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan for more than a year. Under the patient care of the keepers, "Xiang Xiang" gradually adapted to the environment of the Ya'an Bifengxia Base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center from the beginning, and met the public for the first time on October 8 last year. Many people from China and Japan went to the Ya'an Bifengxia base to visit "Xiangxiang", and her popularity remains unabated.
In order to feast the eyes of the "panda fans" of the two countries and bring closer the people-to-people friendship between China and Japan, at 9 a.m. Beijing time on April 9, The Paper will join forces with the China Public Diplomacy Association, the Chinese Embassy in Japan, and China's Sichuan Giant Panda Conservation The research center's Ya'an base and others simultaneously held giant panda "Xiang Xiang" cloud connections and fan sharing sessions in Sichuan and Tokyo.
The Paper will show you the latest situation of "Xiang Xiang" through live broadcast. Japanese young director Ryo Takeuchi and Japanese fans will also have direct conversations and interactions with "Xiang Xiang"'s keeper Zhao Lanlan. The event also invited diplomats from China and Japan, giant panda breeders and representatives from all walks of life to share their stories with "Panda Gungun" offline.
At the same time, The Paper 24h live broadcast channel will also have a new "Rolling Moments" column. Netizens can see the top groups in the panda world through the live broadcast: "Huahua"'s "Guolai Summoning Technique", yy and " The daily life of the neighborhood of the Third Prince of Xizhimen, the Seven Chocolate Bears...
The friendship diary of "Xiangxiang"
The giant panda Xiangxiang, who was born in June 2017, is the first panda cub born at Ueno Zoo in Japan in the past 29 years. The first giant panda to be successfully bred naturally. 2017 coincides with the 45th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. The then Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono mentioned after the commemorative event that "Xiangxiang" was born in such a memorable year, and sincerely wished that while promoting friendly cooperation between Japan and China, It can grow healthily and vigorously.
"Xiang Xiang" weighed only 147 grams when she was born. It is difficult to raise her with just the experience of the Japanese zoo. She must always consult Chinese experts for advice. Staff at Ueno Zoo said that in the first three months, multiple keepers worked in three shifts to observe her every move 24 hours a day. However, Xiangxiang is very adaptable. Although she is very particular about food, she rarely gets sick. She has been trying to live independently since November 2018.
According to the agreement between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, "Xiangxiang" was originally scheduled to be returned to China at the end of December 2020. However, due to multiple factors such as the epidemic, after five postponements, Xiangxiang has reached breeding age. Finally returned to China on February 21, 2023. On the 19th of that month, "Xiang Xiang"'s last visit to Ueno Zoo, a large number of "Xiang Xiang powder" flocked in from all over Japan, and "Xiang Xiang" posters and other peripheral products were sold out.
After returning to Sichuan, photos of "Xiangxiang" continued to circulate. In the pictures, she sometimes strolled leisurely and sometimes rested in a hammock, showing a quite leisurely look.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin once said that since Xiangxiang was born in 2017, she has grown up healthily and vigorously under the care and care of all walks of life in the two countries. She has always been deeply loved by the Japanese people. Together with other giant panda families living in Japan, Xiangxiang, It has made unique contributions to enhancing the friendship between the people of China and Japan.
Together with this giant panda "Xiang Xiang" cloud connection and fan sharing meeting, the "Panda Rolling in Your Lens" global panda image collection event was held simultaneously. So far, the event has received more than 100 submissions from home and abroad. Some of the submissions have been selected. These images will be entered into the Shanghai City Image Resource Library and will be displayed at the giant panda "Xiang Xiang" cloud connection and fan sharing meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
