Visitors to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo bid an emotional farewell to the beloved giant panda Xiang Xiang before her return to China. Thousands of visitors flocked to Ueno Zoo to get a final look at Xiang Xiang, the park's idol, since she was born there in June 2017. The last viewing of Xiang Xiang on February 19 was limited to 2,600 ticket lottery winners, but many others who did not win tickets also gathered outside the panda enclosure. Despite being born in Japan, China has the ownership of Xiang Xiang a

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The final two giant pandas in Japan returned to China from Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Wednesday morning, marking the end of over five decades of #panda presence in the country. The pair, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, arrived at 1 a.m. in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan Province. They were later transferred to the Ya'an base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the #GiantPanda, where they will undergo quarantine. #cgtnreels | CGTN