On November 9th, Beijing time, the giant pandas "Meixiang", "Tiantian", and "Little Miracle" arrived at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport smoothly. Accompanied by Chinese veterinarians and breeders, they went to the closed quarantine area of the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center.
Since carrying out cooperative research on giant panda conservation in 1996, China and the United States have achieved positive results in areas such as conservation and breeding, disease prevention and control, technological exchange, and public education. The giant pandas "Mei Xiang" and "Tian Tian" resided at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. in 2000. In August 2020, "Mei Xiang" gave birth to her cub "Little Miracle". During their stay, the "Meixiang" family received professional care and care from the garden, and a good cooperative relationship was established between the two parties. According to the agreement between the two parties, the "Meixiang" family returned to China as scheduled.
In order to ensure the safe and smooth return of the "Meixiang" family, both China and the United States have made sufficient preparations. Experienced experts have been selected from China to participate in breeding and nursing in the United States six months in advance, familiarizing themselves with the lifestyle and feeding situation of the "Meixiang" family, and assisting American experts in conducting behavior training, daily physical examinations, and health assessments together. In order to carry out quarantine and quarantine for the "Meixiang" family after returning to China, the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center has established indoor animal sheds, feed processing rooms, outdoor sports fields, and other facilities in the quarantine area, preparing a rich and sufficient amount of bamboo, bamboo shoots, and auxiliary food.
During the next quarantine period, the expert team will be stationed 24 hours a day to accompany the "Meixiang" family, meticulously carrying out breeding and health monitoring work, and accompanying them to adapt to their return home life as soon as possible.