Chinanews.com, Seoul, July 20 (Reporter Liu Xu) On the 20th local time, Fubao, a Chinese giant panda born in South Korea, celebrated its first birthday.
Fubao is the first giant panda born in Korea on July 20, 2020 by the giant panda couple "Lebao" and "Aibao" in South Korea. Its naive image has been loved by the public.
With everyone's attention and care, Fubao's weight has risen from 197 grams at birth to 40.30 kilograms now.
Fubao, a Chinese giant panda born in South Korea.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea
On the 20th, the Samsung Everland Zoo, which raises a family of giant pandas, specially held an online birthday event for Fubao to celebrate Fubao’s first birthday.
The birthday event was broadcast live on the official YouTube channel of Everland Youtu (YouTube) from 10 a.m., attracting more than 3,000 people to watch, and netizens left messages to send blessings to Fubao.
The week-grabbing ceremony is a highlight of the day’s activities. Everland prepares various props for the week-grabbing for Fubao, including bamboo symbolizing longevity, carrot symbolizing health, wotou symbolizing happiness, and apple symbolizing popularity for Fubao to grasp. week.
Fubao finally seized the wotou, which symbolized happiness.
In addition, a collection of photo essays "Panda Baby Fubao", which records Fubao's growth process, was published on the same day.
Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming accepted an interview with Samsung Everland’s TV station, expressing his best wishes for Fubao’s birthday and his expectations for China-South Korea relations.
Xing Haiming said that with the current impact of the epidemic and the drastic reduction in personnel exchanges between China and South Korea, the birth of Fubao brought special warmth and happiness to the people of the two countries.
It is believed that the giant panda family will continue to be a bridge and bond of friendship between the two peoples.
The Chinese Embassy in South Korea will, as always, care and support the life of the giant panda family in South Korea, and provide necessary assistance for their healthy growth.
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