Pandas Yun Chuan and Xin Bao will set up home at the San Diego Zoo in California. An elaborate farewell ceremony was held in their honor in Sichuan, China.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, giant pandas Yun Chuan, left, and Xin Bao, right, at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on April 18. Giant panda lovers rejoice, two of the black and white fluffballs are headed to the United States from China — an operation involving a motorcade, a chartered flight, a dedicated entourage and a bespoke menu, according to Chinese wildlife officials.
Before their big move, the pair attended an elaborate farewell ceremony in their honor in China’s Sichuan Province on Wednesday, which U.S. and Chinese dignitaries attended along with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance President and CEO Paul Baribaul and Todd Gloria, San Diego mayor.
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