Original title: The first giant panda born in the Netherlands, "Fanxing", will return to China in September

The Hague, August 25th (Xinhua) - With the "charm" of Van Gogh's starry sky works, the first giant panda born in the Netherlands, "Van Star," will return to China in September this year after reaching the age of three.

On the 24th, the Ovihanz Zoo in Rennen, the Netherlands, which raised the "Van Star", issued a "farewell letter", announcing that the "Van Star"'s life at the Ovihanz Zoo has entered a "countdown" and will depart from the Netherlands to return to China on September 27th.

The "farewell letter" states that as the first giant panda born in the Netherlands, "Fanxing" has created history and brought surprises - at the end of 2022, the zoo conducted a physical examination of "Fanxing" before returning to China, and found that "Fanxing" is a female giant panda, rather than the initially recognized male giant panda.

On May 1, 2020, "Van Gogh" was born at the Ovihanz Zoo and was named "Van Gogh" after online voting. "Van Gogh" represents his birthplace in the Netherlands and also describes lush vegetation, symbolizing vitality and vitality; The 'star' is taken from the panda father 'Xingya', symbolizing hope and also reminiscent of Van Gogh's starry sky works.

The birth of "Brahma Star" coincided with the COVID-19. The then Director General of the Department of Asia Pacific Affairs of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Momsen Lehner, once said that the giant panda is a symbol of China and a symbol of friendship, peace and harmony; Born at a special moment, "Van Star" brings hope to the Dutch and Chinese people during the pandemic, and also makes important contributions to the protection of global biodiversity.

According to the giant panda breeding agreement, "Fanxing" can live in the Netherlands for four years and will return to China afterwards; On the 24th, the Ovihanz Zoo announced that after "Fanxing" returns to China, her father "Xingya" and mother "Wuwen" will continue to live at the Ovihanz Zoo.

In April 2017, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands, "Xingya" and "Wuwen" arrived at the Ovihanz Zoo and became the first batch of Chinese giant pandas to reside in the Netherlands. The "couple" were very popular in the Netherlands and had many enthusiastic "fans"; With the efforts of garden experts and caregivers, the "Van Star" was ultimately bred through natural mating. (End)