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China: Playful Panda Delights Visitors With Somersaults in Guangzhou Zoo

On September 28, 2025, a giant panda named Ya Yi entertained visitors at a zoo in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, with a playful routine. The panda rolled across the floor, performed a somersault, and then hid inside her wooden hut. Visitors laughed and cheered as they filmed the moment. Zoo staff said Ya Yi occasionally shows such playful behavior during enrichment time. The clip drew online reactions likening her to “Kung Fu Panda,” highlighting once again why pandas remain one of China’s most beloved national symbols.

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Giant panda does somersaults at zoo in S China

STORY: Giant panda does somersaults at zoo in S China DATELINE: Jan. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:12 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a giant panda doing somersaults STORYLINE: A giant panda at a zoo in south China does somersaults and enjoys its time. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Swiss snowboarder Podladtchikov somersaults in halfpipe final

SOCHI, Russia - Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov somersaults in the air in the men's halfpipe final to win the competition at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Olympics: Japan's Yoshida wins 55-kg wrestling gold

BEIJING, China - Japan's Saori Yoshida somersaults in the ring after successfully defending her title in the women's 55-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Beijing Olympics, defeating Xu Li of China in the final at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-SPORT

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Julio Ruben Mayora Pernia of Venezuela somersaults during the men's 73kg weightlifting event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 28, 2021. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)

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Olympics: Japan's Yoshida wins 55-kg wrestling gold

BEIJING, China - Japan's Saori Yoshida somersaults in the ring after successfully defending her title in the women's 55-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the Beijing Olympics, defeating Xu Li of China in the final at China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16. (Kyodo)

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A Kakubeejishi

A ritual lion dance called Echigo Jishi. Performers were boys of about 10 years old who did handstands and somersaults wearing a skirt like robe and a pair of wooden clogs. The boys' master accompanied their acrobatics on drums. They carried a drum in front and held a lion's mask during the performance. Two boys performed this lion dance, which flourished during the Edo Period and influenced the music and dance of the time.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐21‐0]

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Scenes of Rio Paralympics

Daniel Wagner of Denmark somersaults after winning the bronze in the men's T42 long jump final at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo