On March 3, the last day of the giant panda "Fu Bao" in South Korea, thousands of South Koreans came to the Everland Panda Pavilion in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, to say goodbye to him.
South Koreans line up at the entrance of Everland, waiting for the park to open.
At 7:30 a.m. on March 3, two and a half hours before the opening time of 10 o'clock, there was already a long queue outside Everland in Yongren City. People are looking forward to meeting "Fu Bao" early, and some people even arrive at Everland at 3 o'clock in the morning. A lady at the front of the queue told reporters that she was a loyal fan of "Fubao", "I heard that March 3 is the last day of work for 'Fubao', which is very regrettable." However, after 'Fu Bao' returns to China, he will make his own friends, and there will be Chinese fans who love 'Fu Princess' even more. I hope that 'Fubao' can also grow happily in China." The lady also said that when "Fubao" returns to China and lives a stable life, she will definitely go to China to visit "Fubao".
Panda keepers Jiang Zheyuan and Song Yongkuan introduced the farewell gifts prepared for "Fu Bao" to **.
On the same day, giant panda keepers Jiang Zheyuan and Song Yongkuan presented "Fu Bao" with a bouquet of rape flowers with carrots and a panda doll made of bamboo as a farewell gift. Jiang Zheyuan said that when he went to Sichuan to pick up the giant pandas "Aibao" and "Lebao", it was when the rape flowers were blooming and the fragrance was pleasant. In order to make the giant pandas feel like they are in their hometown, rape flowers are planted in the panda world every spring. This year, in order to allow "Fu Bao" to see rape flowers again before returning to China, flowers were specially cultivated in advance as a parting gift to "Fu Bao".
"Enjoy fresh bamboo."
According to Everland, due to the large number of tourists who came to say goodbye to "Fu Bao", it is necessary to enter the panda world in batches, and the visitors who enter the museum in each round only have 5 minutes to view. The path leading to the panda world is also full of "Fu Bao" **, which reads "Fu Bao, be happy!" in Chinese. "It's a miracle to meet you, thank you, Fubao! And so on.
On March 3, "Fu Bao" made its last public appearance in South Korea.
On March 3rd, "Fu Bao" finished the "last day of class". After that, according to relevant regulations, "Fubao" will undergo health quarantine management and adaptation training in a private environment, and return to China in April. At the moment, the exact date has not been announced.
Fu Bao is the child of the giant pandas Ai Bao and Le Bao. In March 2016, Aibao and Lebao stayed at Everland, and in July 2020, they successfully gave birth to the giant panda Fubao through natural mating. "Fu Bao" is the first giant panda born in South Korea, and the picture of its cordial interaction with the keepers Grandpa Jiang and Grandpa Song was shared on the online platform by the official account of Everland.
People's Daily Online-Korean Channel Li Fan.