Using Giant Pandas as a Medium to Promote People's Hearts to Connect
2023-08-18
Affected by Typhoon "Lan En", heavy rain fell in many parts of Japan on the 16th. Nearly 200 giant panda "fans" from all over Japan rushed to the Chinese Cultural Center in Tokyo in the rain to celebrate the 18th birthday of male giant panda "Bili" at Ueno Zoo. Bili was born on August 16, 2005 at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong, Sichuan. On February 21, 2011, it and the female giant panda "Fairy" arrived at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. In 2017, "Bili" and "Fairy" naturally bred and gave birth to the star giant panda "Xiangxiang" at Ueno Zoo. In June 2021, they also gave birth to dragon and phoenix twins "Xiaoxiao" and "Leilei", which can be regarded as the great contributions of Ueno Zoo. Looking around, some of the guests who came to the celebration that day wore giant panda T-shirts, some held giant panda folding fans and phone cases, and even the umbrella bags they carried were painted with cute giant panda heads. Ms. Nato, who arrived from Kanagawa Prefecture, gave "Bili" a birthday gift of her own handmade origami of the Ueno Zoo's giant panda family, with the words "Happy Birthday to You" neatly written on it in Chinese. At the celebration, everyone revisited the history of Sino Japanese cooperation in research and protection of giant pandas through video materials. Whenever there are giant panda shots, the crowd can't help but hear praises of 'how cute'. The children also listened with interest and kept asking, "What do they eat besides bamboo?" "How long can giant pandas live?" "Do giant pandas also need to lose weight?" One of the organizers of the event Ouyang An, Director of the China Tourism Office in Tokyo, delivered a speech saying: We hope to attract more Japanese people's attention and understanding of the extraordinary history and important achievements of the Sino Japanese cooperation in the conservation and research of giant pandas through the Ueno Zoo's giant panda celebration series activities, further raise everyone's awareness of giant panda conservation and biodiversity conservation, and use giant pandas as a link to promote mutual understanding between the Chinese and Japanese people and promote the continuous development of the Sino Japanese friendship cause The event also arranged a lucky draw, and the giant panda souvenirs and promotional materials provided by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism were deeply loved by everyone. Junfu Kidihara, a student at Imperial University, said that he likes giant pandas and is currently studying Chinese. In the future, he plans to engage in work related to China. At the end of the celebration, a giant panda painting experience event was specially arranged for children, and nearly 40 groups of Japanese families were invited to participate through lottery. The children sat at the table one by one, their small hands tightly grasping the paintbrush, their eyes focused, and their hearts focused on depicting the appearance of the giant panda in their minds. The reporter was attracted by an Impressionist giant panda drawn by a three or four year old child, and asked the mother standing behind her, "Are you interested in the panda or the child?" "Neither, it's the grandmother of these three children." The mother's answer surprised the reporter quite a bit. The child's grandmother, Miyada Qianhe, told reporters that she had been fascinated by giant pandas since the first pair of pandas, "Kangkang" and "Lanlan", arrived in Japan 50 years ago. Now influenced by her, everyone in the family has an Ueno Zoo annual card, and whenever they have time, they will mobilize the whole family to visit the giant pandas from Kawasaki City to Ueno Zoo. If my body allows, I
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:xinhua
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