Chapter 115 Panda Diplomacy! The national treasure is so cute!
This is a national treasure. He has brought glory to the country on many diplomatic occasions with his cute appearance!

No foreigner can resist the cute giant panda.

Even a term was coined - Panda Diplomacy!
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, pandas provided a lot of help in breaking the ice in diplomacy.

The earliest panda diplomacy was in 1957, when Sichuan provincial militia discovered a wild panda cub during a patrol.

The Prime Minister made a special trip to visit the cub and named it Pingping.

Various newspapers also reported on it.

Later, on the 40th anniversary of the victory of the October Revolution, the giant panda Ping Ping was given to the National Zoo of Russia as a state gift.

The Prime Minister attached great importance to this matter and wrote a personal letter to the director of the zoo. The Russian media also reported the incident extensively, and the entire Russian nation was fascinated by it.

Pingping also got an exclusive nickname, an exclusive room and various supplies.

The most famous panda diplomacy was in 1972, when the giant pandas Lingling and Xingxing arrived at the National Zoo in Taiwan on a special plane, and nearly Taiwanese people braved the rain to welcome them.

In just one month after opening, the number of visitors reached millions!

The images of the two giant pandas were made into dolls and they were sold out on the same day!
After several restocks, it is still very popular.

The American people even invented a new word - Panda Mania!

Translated, it’s called giant panda mania!
The year 1972 is also called the Year of the Giant Panda by the Americans.

After a long time, problems started to arise between Lingling and Xingxing.

Pandas come from China, so they naturally have Chinese stomachs and are not interested in most of the local bamboo in Eagle Sauce.

Seeing the giant panda's loss of appetite, the zoo was very anxious.

If we can't raise the giant pandas well, not only will China on the other side of the ocean, even the people of the United States will not agree!
On the first day, the giant pandas became the absolute stars.

Everyone comes to the zoo to see the giant pandas!

If they see it looking unhealthy, the Eagle Sauce people’s saliva will drown the zoo!
They set up a special nutrition and diet department to search for bamboo across the country.

They are asking for help from the public and offering a million-dollar reward for finding the source of bamboo, requiring that the bamboo must be fresh, without any chemical residue or animal excrement. . .

There is only one goal, to find the bamboo that giant pandas love to eat!

Finally, the bamboo that giant pandas love to eat was found at a family's home.

And because of their love for the giant pandas, the family never charged any fees.

After that, China also loaned the giant panda to the Eagle Sauce many times.

After the lease period expired, the American people were reluctant to let the pandas return and requested several times to extend the lease period.

In 1995, a magnitude earthquake occurred in Kobe, Sakura, and more than people lost their lives in the earthquake.

The once prosperous city suddenly became devastated.

The whole country is immersed in grief.

In order to cheer up the people, the government thought of giant pandas.

Giant pandas once visited Kobe. The streets were deserted that day and the lively scene is still vivid in my mind.

If we could invite the giant pandas back, it would surely restore everyone's confidence, right?

Xiao Yinghua asked China to jointly carry out research on the breeding of giant pandas.

Adhering to the humanitarian spirit, China actively responded to their request.

A ten-year cooperation agreement on giant panda breeding and research was signed between the two countries.

In 2000, the giant pandas Jinzhu and Shuangshuang from Sichuan Province arrived safely at the Kobe Zoo and quickly attracted the attention of thousands of people!

Due to the large number of visitors, the zoo had to adopt a lottery system.

Panda-themed souvenir shops are open all over Kobe, and pandas appear in many anime.

Afterwards, the zoo solicited names from the public. Among the more than 4,000 letters received, Dandan and Xingxing were unanimously recognized.

The adorable giant pandas brought healing to those traumatized by the earthquake.

Even today, there are still eyewitnesses who experienced the events back then who recall with emotion how the giant pandas gave them strength.

In 2020, the giant pandas Aibao and Lebao, who delivered the little papaya, gave birth to a panda cub and named it Fubao.

Because it is the first panda cub born in Little Sakura, the people of Little Sakura call it Princess Fu, also known as the eldest princess. The love for it is almost overflowing the screen!
It was also awarded a special honorary citizen certificate made of bamboo, calling Fubao a superstar.

When he turned four, Fubao needed to return to his homeland.

The people are very reluctant to part with the little cherry blossom, and more than eight thousand tourists come to see it every day.

Out of necessity, the originally unlimited visiting time was compressed to only five minutes per person.

Countless people shed tears at the scene. They really didn’t want to let Fubao go back. Giant pandas are so cute!

Other countries also love pandas.

For example, He Lan spent a full sixteen years trying to introduce giant pandas.

In 2017, a giant panda pavilion was built at a cost of million yuan, covering an area of ​​more than square meters!

The facilities are very luxurious, and the overall architectural style is Chinese style. All building materials are imported from China!

Just to make the giant pandas feel like they are at home.

When the giant pandas Xingya and Wu Wen arrived, the police cleared the way for them and their treatment was no less than that of heads of state of other countries.

Billy Ten even started a war between the North and the South in order to introduce giant pandas.

The southern and French-speaking regions and the northern and Dutch-speaking regions took the form of a bidding process, and the southern region ultimately won.

They have prepared a 5,300-square-meter territory for the giant pandas, with bedrooms of more than 100 square meters, a medical room, a nursery, and everything else. Their treatment is comparable to that of a king!

One of the elderly people in Billy Ten is an avid fan of pandas and has collected more than 2,000 panda dolls in forty-five years!

The giant pandas sent out later were in the form of scientific research cooperation. They only went to other countries for a period of time. They and their offspring still belonged to China.

Over the years, giant pandas have been very popular among foreigners.

Countless countries hope to have a giant panda, and are even willing to allow China to make requests as long as they can get a giant panda in return.

But after so many years, only a few countries have actually obtained giant pandas.

The giant pandas in the zoo eat better than humans.

You can't treat it badly!

"Let's go, let's go home!"

After cutting the bamboo, Chen Lu called the Animal Protection Center and briefly explained the situation to them.

Even if they set out now, it would take them several hours to arrive.

Chen Lu plans to take the giant panda home first.

"Giant Panda, will you come home with us?"

Chen Lu squatted down and asked the giant panda for its opinion.

After developing animal affinity, he can communicate with most animals without any obstacles.

"Anna, you hold the bamboo and I'll hold the panda."

"Can I hold the panda?"

Chen Lu asked: "Of course you can, but can you hold it?"

(End of this chapter)