Giant panda Ru Yi enjoys a birthday treat during its birthday celebration at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow, capital of Russia, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yang) BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Native to southwest China, the giant panda is one of the most beloved animals in the world.
As ambassadors of friendship, giant pandas carry the warmth and goodwill of the Chinese people, sowing seeds of peace and friendship that transcend borders.
People take photos of giant panda Tian Bao at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium, Nov. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) Visitors take selfie with giant panda Huan Huan at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan, France, March 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) People wait in line to see giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia, March 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Yang) Visitors take photos of giant panda Shin Shin at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) People bid farewell to giant panda Fu Bao amid rain at Everland in Yongin, South Korea, April 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin) A giant panda is loaded into a cargo flight in Adelaide, Australia, Nov. 15, 2024. (Adelaide Zoo/Handout via Xinhua) People bid farewell to giant pandas at Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium, Dec. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) This photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows giant panda Jin Xi at Madrid Zoo in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua) Journalists take photos and videos of giant panda Yun Chuan at San Diego Zoo's Panda Ridge in San Diego, California, the United States on Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua) A truck carrying giant pandas arrives at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 15, 2024. A pair of giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, arrived at Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15, 2024, after an approximately 19-hour trans-Pacific trip from Sichuan Province in southwest China. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua) This photo taken on March 8, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang) This photo taken on Aug. 15, 2024 shows giant panda cub Katyusha (L) and its mother Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang) A giant panda cub is seen at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu) Baby panda twins Meng Hao (L) and Meng Tian are pictured at Zoo Berlin in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu) A woman wearing panda-themed clothes attends an activity celebrating the birthday of giant panda Tian Bao at the Pairi Daiza Zoo in Brugelette, Belgium, June 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) People pose for photos with a poster of giant panda Fu Bao at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua) This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a travel card themed on Russia's first giant panda cub in Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang) This photo taken on Dec. 10, 2024 shows panda-shaped cupcakes at Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)■