"Meeting you is a miracle" - South Korean people bid farewell to "Fu Bao" in the rain

　　China News Service, Yongin, South Korea, April 3: "Meeting you is a miracle" - South Korean people bid farewell to "Fu Bao" in the rain

　　China News Service reporter Liu Xu

　　At about 11 a.m. local time on the 3rd, the vehicle transporting the giant panda "Fubao" traveling to South Korea slowly left Everland in South Korea, and "Fubao" set off back to China.

　　"Fubao" was born on July 20, 2020. It is the first cub born in South Korea to the giant pandas "Ai Bao (Hua Ni)" and "Le Bao (Yuan Xin)" in South Korea. It is also the first cub born in South Korea. Giant pandas born naturally in South Korea are loved by the general public.

　　According to relevant regulations, "Fubao" must return to China before reaching the age of 4. On the 3rd, Everland held a farewell ceremony for "Fubao". About 6,000 people braved the rain to see off "Fubao".

On April 3, a vehicle carrying the giant panda "Fu Bao" traveling to South Korea left Everland in South Korea, and a large number of people saw it off in the rain. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu

　　At about 8 a.m. that day, a reporter from China News Service came to the main entrance of Everland in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea and saw that although there were still about two hours before the park officially opened, a large number of people were queuing outside the park despite the rain. Team, waiting to bid farewell to "Fubao".

　　Kim Hye-in, a Korean citizen, told reporters that she has been paying attention to "Fubao"'s growth since he was born and often goes to Everland to visit him. Jin Huiren said that returning to China is a process that "Fubao" must go through. For the healthy growth of "Fubao", she is very supportive. "I will support you from afar no matter what. I hope you will always be happy and love you, 'Fubao'!" Jin Huiren also said that she will travel to China to visit "Fubao" in the future.

　　During the farewell ceremony, the transfer cage containing "Fubao" was transported to the vehicle at "Panda World", and large photos of "Fubao" were posted on the sides and back of the vehicle. Four Everland keepers escorted the vehicle and slowly circled the park to say goodbye to the public.

　　At about 10:45, the vehicle stopped briefly at the fountain in the Rose Garden of the Paradise, the end point of the farewell ceremony. Everland giant panda keepers Song Yongkuan and Jiang Zheyuan delivered speeches respectively to bid farewell to "Fubao".

　　"Hello 'Fubao', I am grandpa, and this day has come. From the moment you were born, you have been the 'Fubao' who has brought hope and happiness to many people. I have also received a lot of love and care thanks to you. Support." Jiang Zheyuan said emotionally, "No matter in the past ten years or a hundred years, you will always be our baby panda. Thank you for coming to Grandpa's side, 'Fubao', I love you!"

　　At about 10:55, the vehicle started and drove towards the park gate. There is a photo of "Fubao" printed on the door, and a farewell message written, "Meeting you is a miracle, thank you 'Fubao'!" The last section of the road where the vehicle traveled was printed with a sticker in the shape of a rapeseed flower, with a farewell message from the Korean people to "Fubao" written on it, wishing "Fubao" a happy and healthy life.

　　"'Fubao', good-bye!" "'Fubao', stay happy!" As the vehicle drove away, many people sobbed and waved goodbye to "Fubao". Even after the gate closed, a large number of people still refused to leave and took photos with "Fubao" in the rain.

On April 3, people braved the rain to see off the giant panda "Fubao" traveling in South Korea. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Xu

　　It is reported that "Fubao" will take a charter flight to the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan Province later on the 3rd.

　　Xing Haiming, the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea, who came to Everland to see off "Fubao" that day, said that as the first giant panda born naturally in South Korea, "Fubao" not only promotes research cooperation between China and South Korea in the conservation and breeding of giant pandas, but also He has also become an envoy of friendship between the two countries, bringing the people of China and South Korea closer together. Korean friends are welcome to visit China often to see "Fubao", so that "Fubao" can continue to be a happy messenger spreading happiness and deepening friendship between China and South Korea. (over)