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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 16 Kyodo - Xiao Xiao, a male giant panda, is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that he and his twin sister Lei Lei will be returned to China the following month. (Kyodo)

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

The panda enclosure at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo is surrounded by visitors on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, will be returned to China the following month.

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

Xiao Xiao, a male giant panda, is pictured at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that he and his twin sister Lei Lei will be returned to China the following month.

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

Xiao Xiao, a male giant panda, is shown to the media at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that he and his twin sister Lei Lei will be returned to China the following month.

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

Xiao Xiao, a male giant panda, is shown to the media at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that he and his twin sister Lei Lei will be returned to China the following month.

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

Lei Lei, a female giant panda, is shown to the media at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that she and her twin brother Xiao Xiao will be returned to China the following month.

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

Lei Lei, a female giant panda, is shown to the media at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that she and her twin brother Xiao Xiao will be returned to China the following month.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 28 Kyodo - Video taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and his female mate Shin Shin. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

A truck carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaves Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in the small hours of Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and her male mate Ri Ri. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns. (Pool photo)

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and his female mate Shin Shin. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns. (Pool photo)

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People look at male giant panda Ri Ri (L) and his female mate Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the couple. Both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, they will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and her male mate Ri Ri. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People take photos of female giant panda Shin Shin (R) and her male mate Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the couple. Both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, they will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People take photos of female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the panda and her male mate Ri Ri. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on the final day for public viewing of the panda and his female mate Shin Shin. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People take photos of female giant panda Shin Shin (R) and her male mate Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the couple. Both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, they will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan before returning to China

People take photos of female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens on Sept. 28, 2024, the final day for public viewing of the panda and her male mate Ri Ri. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will be returned to China the following day for treatment due to health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Shin Shin and her male mate Ri Ri, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Shin Shin and her male mate Ri Ri, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Pair of giant pandas in Japan to return to China for treatment

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, will return to China on Sept. 29 for treatment for high blood pressure and other health concerns.

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Giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo zoo

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows female giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. The 19-year-old panda and her male mate Ri Ri have been on loan to Japan and will be returned to China on Sept. 29, for treatment due to health concerns.

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Giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo zoo

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2024, shows male giant panda Ri Ri at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens. The 19-year-old panda and his female mate Shin Shin have been on loan to Japan and will be returned to China on Sept. 29, 2024, for treatment due to health concerns.

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Tokyo-born panda Xiang Xiang in China

Tokyo-born giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at a giant panda research center in Yaan in China's Sichuan Province on June 12, 2024, her seventh birthday. The panda was born at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in 2017 from a pair of pandas on loan from China and was sent to her parents' home country in 2023.

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang are seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Japanese tourist displays his bag decorated with giant panda accessories at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A tourist poses for photos with a decorative photo frame for giant panda Xiang Xiang's birthday at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists purchase creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists purchase creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take photos of Giant panda Xiang Xiang at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Creative products themed on giant panda Xiang Xiang are seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang eats bamboo shoots at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese tourist displays his bag decorated with giant panda accessories at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

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(SichuanMosaics)CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-PANDA XIANG XIANG-7TH BIRTHDAY (CN)

(240612) -- CHENGDU, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist poses for photos with a decorative photo frame for giant panda Xiang Xiang's birthday at the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. Many visitors visited the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the seventh birthday of female giant panda Xiang Xiang on Wednesday. Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo of Japan on June 12, 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. The panda left Ueno Zoo on Feb. 21, 2023 and flied back to China, her home country. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)