SichuanMosaics | Giant panda star Fu Bao meets the public in SW China's Sichuan-Xinhua
SichuanMosaics | Giant panda star Fu Bao meets the public in SW China's Sichuan
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-06-12 16:54:15
Giant panda Fu Bao dines at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
WOLONG, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in the Republic of Korea, met the public on Wednesday morning after returning to southwest China's Sichuan Province, the hometown of pandas.
Dozens of visitors and international media waited for the panda star, before Fu Bao walked into the yard of her enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve at 9:35 a.m., following two months of inspection, quarantine and adaptation.
Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao looks at food dropped to the ground while dining at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao dines at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao dines at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao dines at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao dines at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Fu Bao returned to China in early April. Wei Rongping from the Shenshuping base noted that the biggest challenge for her was how to fit into the "panda family" there.
"During the transitional period, Fu Bao could interact and get acquainted with her pals through odor and sound, or visit her neighbors, so as to adapt to the new environment quickly," said Cheng Jianbin, Fu Bao's breeder.
Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao dines at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is seen at its enclosure in the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)
Born in July 2020, Fu Bao, meaning "lucky treasure" in English, is the first cub of giant pandas Ai Bao and Le Bao, who were sent to ROK from China in 2016 on a 15-year lease. She quickly became an online sensation among netizens in ROK after her birth, becoming a source of joy for people during the COVID-19 pandemic.■
