Some of Expo's star pandas linger around

Shanghai

Most of the 10 pandas for the Shanghai Expo, which were previously destined to go back to Sichuan province after Dec 31, may remain to greet more tourists in Shanghai in 2011.

More than 1.6 million visitors from all over the country have reportedly visited the pandas in the Shanghai Zoo and the Shanghai Wildlife Zoo since their arrival at the metropolis on Jan 5. Now Shanghai Wildlife Zoo will also invite three or more pandas from China Wolong Panda Protection and Research Center in Sichuan to start a giant panda breeding center in Shanghai.