"Bye-bye Fanxing!" -- Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China

STORY: "Bye-bye Fan Xing!" -- Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festive farewell ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARCEL BOEKHOORN, Ouwehands Zoo owner 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ROBIN DE LANGE, Ouwehand Zoo CEO 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YOUNES, Pupil with Dalton School Rhenen 6. various of Fan Xing-related footage (Courtesy of Ouwehands Zoo) STORYLINE: More than three years after her birth, giant panda cub Fan Xing received a festive farewell ceremony on Wednesday in the Netherlands, and left for China. Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands -- the first giant panda cub born in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen "It was a warm welcome when Fan Xing was born three years ago, and we followed everything, her steps, her first steps. We followed everything ab

Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China

STORY: Giant panda born in Dutch zoo leaves for China DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the seeing-off ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARCEL BOEKHOORN, Ouwehands Zoo owner 3. various of the seeing-off ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HANS VAN DER PAS, Mayor of Rhenen 5. various of the seeing-off ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YOUNES, Pupil with Dalton School in Rhenen 7. various of the seeing-off ceremony 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROBIN DE LANGE, Ouwehands Zoo CEO STORYLINE: More than three years after Fan Xing was born at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands, the giant panda cub received a festive farewell ceremony on Wednesday and left for China. "It's a special day today, although I have mixed feelings," Ouwehands Zoo CEO Robin de Lange told Xinhua. "On one hand, we are happy that Fan Xing is going to China and be part of the breeding program. On the other hand, we love Fan Xing. And we say farewell and that's not e