It is understood that “Xiangxiang” was born in June 2017. In the same year, he officially met tourists at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. He will officially turn 5 years old in June this year. His parents are Chinese giant pandas “Bili” and “Fairy”.
“Xiangxiang” has always been a “little star” at the Ueno Zoo and is widely loved by the Japanese people. Since its birth, it has been frequently reported by major media. Due to the large number of people who made appointments to watch Xiangxiang at that time, the zoo once launched a “limited” flow” measures,The average viewing time per visitor is only 1 to 2 minutes.
According to the agreement between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, “Xiangxiang” is owned by the Chinese side. It was originally scheduled to be returned to China by the end of December 2020, but due to multiple factors such as the epidemic, the return date was postponed twice. It was previously scheduled for 2021. Returned on December 31, 2018.
However, on December 7 last year, Tokyo, Japan announced that due to the epidemic, professional breeders could not travel between China and Japan, and the return date of “Xiangxiang” was extended for another half a year.Final return scheduled for June 2022.
Now the return date has been postponed again, which means that Xiangxiang will have to stay in Japan for another half a year, and domestic audiences will have to wait for a while if they want to see “Xiangxiang” with their own eyes.
