Warm Giant Panda 'Nuan Nuan', Foreigners Bid Farewell with Tears, Chinese People Couldn't Help But Laugh
Giant pandas, with their adorable appearance, are loved by people all over the world. Therefore, they are not only China's national treasures, but also serve as 'diplomatic envoys', playing a role in connecting China with friendly relations with other countries. Many countries hope to borrow giant pandas, such as India, but one country borrowed a giant panda and then made a decision to return it prematurely. That country is Malaysia.
Malaysia is an island country in Southeast Asia. Due to frequent trade in its history, Malaysia established diplomatic relations with China in May 5, 1974. Malaysia is one of the earliest ASEAN countries to establish relations with China. In the early years, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China-Malaysia relations, China decided to grant Malaysia's request to borrow giant pandas, along with Fengyi. Later, Malaysia's Prime Minister renamed the two pandas 'Xingxing' and 'Liangliang', with a rental period of 10 years.
Xingxing and Liangliang were well taken care of in Malaysia. In August 8, 2015, the first giant panda cub was born, and after referring to Malaysia's public opinion, the panda baby was named 'Nuan Nuan'. Nuan Nuan received widespread attention and love from the Malaysian people. It attracted many citizens and tourists to visit the zoo. However, after Nuan Nuan was born, the zoo considered not to extend the lease and instead prepared to return Nuan Nuan prematurely.
Subsequently, the Malaysian government also reached an agreement with China on Nuan Nuan's premature return and other matters. Malaysia's reason was that they could not afford to keep giant pandas. Renting a giant panda costs about $1 million per year, and Malaysia also has to pay $80,000 insurance for each giant panda. Before the pandas arrived in Malaysia, the Malaysian government and foundation had donated $40 million to build a panda house, but this was not the whole story.
The living expenses of a panda, approximately $600,000 per year. In addition, after Nuan Nuan could eat bamboo, it completely refused Malaysia's bamboo, and Malaysia had to airlift bamboo from China, which was a large sum of money. Therefore, Nuan Nuan became the first panda to be 'returned'.
Because Nuan Nuan was even more cute and cuddly than her parents, she was loved by many Malaysian children. Knowing that the government was going to send her back to China, many foreigners cried in tears at the airport to say goodbye to Nuan Nuan. After many people saw the reason why Malaysia returned the giant pandas, many Chinese people also burst out laughing. Seeing the world, what do you think? Welcome to leave a comment.
