Chinese media have reported that a couple of pandas promised to Korea at the Korea-China summit of 2014 will be arriving at Incheon airport on March 3. (Image : Yonhap)
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese media have reported that a couple of pandas promised to Korea at the Korea-China summit of 2014 will be arriving at Incheon airport on March 3.
Panda. (Image : Pixabay)
The two-year-old and three-year-old panda couple will depart China from Chengdu International Airport in Sichuan Province on a special Korean Airlines charter. After arriving at Incheon airport, the panda couple will go through a health check, and be presented to the public in April after an adaptation period of one month.
Panda. (Image : Pixabay)
The arrival of the panda couple will mark the first time in the past 22 years that Chinese pandas come to Korea.
The pandas are headed for a zoo at the Everland theme park. Chinese officials explained that the three-year-old male is cheerful and outgoing, while the two- year-old female is gentle.
Panda. (Image : Pixabay)
Chinese president Xi Jinping decided to present the pandas to Korea for joint research purposes at the 2014 summit. Sichuan Province is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its wildlife sanctuary devoted to panda protection.
Image Credit: Yonhap, Pixabay / photonews@koreabizwire.com
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