This photo taken on Sept. 27, 2026 shows a chartered flight carrying a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The giant panda pair departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo. (Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding/Handout via Xinhua)
CHENGDU, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — A pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a chartered flight at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo.
Before the departure, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding held a farewell ceremony for the pair. ■
A vehicle carrying a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, leaves the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 26, 2026.
A pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a chartered flight at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo.
Before the departure, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding held a farewell ceremony for the pair. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
Staff members transfer giant panda Fu Shuang at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 26, 2026.
A pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a chartered flight at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo.
Before the departure, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding held a farewell ceremony for the pair. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
A farewell ceremony is held for giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 26, 2026.
A pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a chartered flight at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo.
Before the departure, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding held a farewell ceremony for the pair. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
Staff members transfer giant panda Ping Ping at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Sept. 26, 2026.
A pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on a chartered flight at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo.
Before the departure, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding held a farewell ceremony for the pair. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
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