Panda gives birth to twins

Xiaoyatou has given birth three times previously. She had a female cub in 2012, twin male cubs in 2015 and a female cub in 2017.

The base has witnessed the birth of 11 cubs this year, bringing the number of its captive pandas to 206, said base chief Zhang Zhihe.

As of November last year, the country had 548 captive pandas, according to the latest release from the State Forestry and Grassland Administration.