Speaking of China, the first impression that foreign friends have is “panda”
The shadow of panda appears in many film and television works. "Kung Fu Panda" is an American action comedy film with the theme of Chinese Kung Fu. This movie also successfully let many foreign friends of Amway know that there are such cute animals in China. In fact, giant pandas have lived on the earth for at least 8 million years and are known as "living fossils" and "China's national treasures."
As a topic, pandas can become the focus of people's attention, whether in film and television works or modern stories. In 1983, a movie called "The Adventures of Panda" was released, telling the story of Baima Tibetan doctor and his grandson who rescued small animals many times. This movie also allowed many viewers to see giant pandas on TV. In 2009, Walt Disney Pictures and China Film Distribution Company jointly released a film, "Panda's Way Home," documenting the Wolong National Nature Reserve.
The film tells the story of an orphan who is closed in his own world after his parents died in a disaster. He met a baby panda who had been separated from its mother, and ultimately helped the giant panda return to nature and its mother. It is not difficult to see that giant pandas are an emotion and yearning for Chinese people. Foreigners can't help but "roll up the panda".
Animals are human beings' best friends. Animals are often seen as "diplomats" when people hold friendly meetings. Each country often donates or leases its own specialty animals. Needless to say, China is certainly a giant panda. China has been sending giant pandas overseas as a symbol of friendship for thousands of years. According to the "Japanese Imperial Family Yearbook", in 685, Wu Zetian gave two "white bottoms" and 70 "white bottoms" to the Emperor of Japan.
In 1941, this official tradition began to be restored. At that time, the first panda was given to the United States as a thank you for their assistance in the war. In the 1950s, New China began to export frequently, and giant pandas became guests of foreign friends.
In 1957, China gave pandas to the Soviet Union as a "national gift". Pingping is gentle and cute, and is deeply loved by the local people. Unfortunately, Pingping didn't adapt there. He lived for two or three years and then died. The reason for his death was that the breeders lacked experience in caring for giant pandas, and the climate in Moscow was too different from that in Sichuan, so it was difficult for him to survive.
Shortly after Pingping’s death, An An was sent to the Moscow Zoo in August 1959 and was printed on a stamp at the time. The zoo attaches great importance to the giant panda and takes good care of it. At that time, no suitable bamboo forest could be found. The staff had to slowly change An An's eating habits and gave him rice porridge, fruits, vegetables, etc. Finally, An An completely adapted to the food at the Moscow Zoo. He is probably dead. I forgot the taste of bamboo
Compared with the two giant pandas Pingping and An'an, the giant panda that my country sent to neighboring North Korea in the 1950s and 1960s has disappeared.
The 1970s was the climax of "panda diplomacy." Lingling and Xingxing were given to the United States at that time. At that time, they were welcomed by 8,000 American tourists in the rain. In the first month after the museum opened, there were over 1 million visitors!
I have never seen this world before. It is estimated that pandas have never seen so many people.
In the same year, China sent Lan Lan and Kang Kang to Japan. They went by plane, and they had fighter jets. It can be said that they were treated well by the leadership.
From the beginning of panda diplomacy to the early 1980s, the Chinese Communist Party sent 23 pandas, and it continues to this day. Britain, France, West Germany and Mexico all received gifts of pandas, and they all died well. Among them, the happiest ones are Yingying and Beibei, who were sent to Mexico. Their images were carved into statues in zoos for people to visit.
Later, due to the deterioration of the living conditions of wild giant pandas, in 1982, China announced that it would no longer donate giant pandas to foreign countries. Instead, it changes the way leases last for up to 10 years.
Recently, the death of giant panda Chuang Chuang in Thailand has attracted the attention of domestic netizens. The official response stated that Chuangchuang and Lin Hui went to Chiang Mai Zoo in 2003 to carry out scientific research cooperation and were warmly welcomed by the local people. China regularly sends experts to the Chiang Mai Zoo to assist with the breeding and management of the two giant pandas and to check on their health. In May 2009, two giant pandas gave birth to Lin Bing, the first giant panda cub born in Thailand. Do you like giant pandas?