Japanese Fans Bid Farewell to Beloved Panda Pair
Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
More than 2,000 visitors have bid farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo before returning to China for medical treatment.
Popular giant panda pair leave Tokyo zoo for China for treatment
A pair of giant pandas that have been in Japan for 13 years on loan left a Tokyo zoo on Sunday to return to China for treatment, as t
Beloved panda pair returns to China after 13 years in Tokyo
They gave birth to the celebrity giant panda Xiang Xiang in 2017, which was returned to China last year, as well as twin cubs Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei in 2021. All three pandas, born and raised at the zoo, attracted crowds of panda lovers from both home and abroad.
Pair of giant pandas at Tokyo zoo depart for China
A pair of giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens have departed for China to spend the rest of their life in their motherland.
Thousands bid farewell to Tokyo zoo pandas before return to China
Thousands of thankful, sobbing fans flocked to a Tokyo zoo Saturday to bid an emotional farewell to a pair of beloved pandas before their imminent return to China.
Japan bids farewell to panda pair before their return to China
As the cherished panda duo made their final public appearance at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Saturday before going back to China for medical care, thousands of Japanese fans said a heartfelt goodbye to them.
Fans bid farewell to Tokyo pandas before return to China
Crowds of adoring fans came out to see off Ri Ri and Shin Shin, two giant pandas living in a Tokyo zoo. China sends pandas to zoos abroad but maintains ownership over the animals and any cubs they produce.
Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo before their return to China
Thousands of Japanese fans bid tearful farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China for medical treatment.
Teary-eyed fans throng Tokyo zoo to bid farewell to China-bound pandas
Just like pandas, I hope Japan and China can be friends,' said a visitor, who came to admire Ri Ri and Shin Shin at Ueno zoo Thousands of thankful, sobbing fans flocked to a Tokyo zoo on Saturday to bid an emotional farewell to a pair of beloved pandas before their imminent return to China.
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