LenstoLens | Giant panda star promoting bond between ROK and China: Fu Bao-Xinhua
LenstoLens | Giant panda star promoting bond between ROK and China: Fu Bao
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-06-14 19:08:18
CHENGDU, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in the Republic of Korea (ROK), met the public for the first time on Wednesday morning since returning to southwest China's Sichuan Province, the hometown of pandas.
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 the ROK from China in 2016 on a 15-year lease. She quickly became an online sensation among netizens in the ROK after her birth, and proved a source of joy for people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fu Bao won the hearts of people in the ROK thanks to her lovely appearance and unique charm. Around 5.5 million people visited Panda World in Yongin park to see the panda family after Fu Bao first met the public in January 2021.
Before she left for China, thousands of panda lovers braved rainy weather to bid her farewell, keeping silent when a specially-made vehicle carrying Fu Bao passed through the crowd in a bid to prevent her from being surprised or frightened by noise.
This photo taken on July 20, 2020 shows giant panda "Fu Bao" in South Korea. (Xinhua)This photo taken on Sept. 7, 2020 shows giant panda "Fu Bao" at 50 days old. (Xinhua)This photo taken on Sept. 29, 2020 shows giant panda cub "Fu Bao" in South Korea. (Xinhua)This photo taken on Nov. 4, 2020 shows giant panda cub "Fu Bao" when its name was officially announced. (Xinhua)This photo taken in 2021 shows giant panda cub "Fu Bao" in South Korea. (Xinhua)This photo taken on July 20, 2021 shows "Fubao" celebrates its first birthday accompanied by Kang Cheol-won, a zookeeper nicknamed the "grandpa of Fu Bao." (Xinhua)A child looks at art works about giant panda Fu Bao's family at Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea, Feb. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)A woman walks past a poster of giant panda Fu Bao at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)People bid farewell to giant panda Fu Bao amid rain at Everland in Yongin, South Korea, April 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)Kang Cheol-won, a zookeeper nicknamed the "grandpa of Fu Bao," speaks during a farewell event at Everland in Yongin, South Korea, April 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)A truck carrying the giant panda Fu Bao leaves for the Shenshuping giant panda base under the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda for quarantine after Fu Bao arrived at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)This photo taken on April 4, 2024 shows giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)Giant panda Fu Bao (R) and its neighbor Bing Cheng sniff at each other at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is fed at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao gets a gentle touch from his feeder at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)A feeder monitors giant panda Fu Bao at the Shenshuping giant panda base in Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Giant panda Fu Bao is about to exit the inner compartment of 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)
