Mainland panda pair ready to leave for Taiwan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-23 08:26

Giant pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Tuan play at a panda breeding base in Ya'an City in southeast China's Sichuan Province on Dec. 22, 2008, one day ahead of their scheduled departure. The panda pair will take a charter flight to go to Taiwan on Tuesday if the weather condition is ok. [Xinhua]

YA'AN, Sichuan - A pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland are going to leave Ya'an Tuesday for Taiwan.

The 4-year-old pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, have been living at a breeding base in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, since the May 12 strong earthquake which damaged their former home in Wolong.

The pair will be brought to Taiwan on a Taiwan flight which arrived in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, on Monday.

After having their breakfast - carrot and steamed corn buns, the pair were caged and carried to an enclosed truck, which will carry them to the Shuangliu Airport in Chengdu.

Keepers said the pandas were in good condition.

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