Heartwarming moments between a pair of months-old giant panda cubs and their caretakers have been captured on camera at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
In the footage taken at the Moonlight Delivery House last Tuesday, the 'panda nanny' is seen gently hugging one of the cuddly cubs, before setting the furry bear down and playfully rubbing its belly, showing the unique affection shared between them.
Another caretaker is seen carrying one cub in each arm, before placing them together in a woven basket. However, the naughty duo are soon spotted making a clumsy exit from the basket and slowly wandering off as they embark on their latest fun adventure.
These cubs were born between July and September this year, with most of the newborns being raised at the research base being less than six months old.
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a world-renowned institution for the conservation of giant pandas. The base is famous for its work in protecting and breeding giant pandas, red pandas and other endangered wild animal species exclusive to China as well as its educational outreach programs and its role as a major tourist attraction.
Heartwarming moments as giant panda caretakers affectionately tend to young cubs
A Chinese community in Madrid has become a witness to the growing ties between China and Spain.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is on a five-day official visit to China from Saturday to Wednesday. This visit marks Sanchez's fourth visit to China in a four-year period, and it represents another significant high-level exchange between China and Spain in a short period, following the visits by Spanish King Felipe VI and Sanchez last year.
The Usera neighborhood in southern Madrid is the heart of the Chinese community - a living example of peaceful and prosperous coexistence and cooperation, which also proves the relations between the two nations continue to develop in a deeper level.
"More than 40,000 Chinese people live in this neighborhood that has a unique and different identity where two cultures coexist peacefully and that represents what Madrid is all about - an open and welcoming city," said Almudena Maillo, Councilor for Tourism of Madrid Town Hall.
A giant 15-by-20-meter dragon is part of a new 12-million-U.S. dollar investment into the neighborhood, a spectacular stop on a 1,700-meter pedestrian route that features Chinese characters and Confucian phrases on the street, with 290 new trees and 11,000 plants, a brand new 500kg marble panda, and an iconic paifang, or gateway, reminiscent of the ones at the London and New York Chinatowns.
The project received EU funding and won an award for its urban transformation from Catedra China in February, a Spanish organization set up to bolster Spain-China ties.
"It's beautiful, really original. It just looks great, brightens up the place," said a local resident.
China's ambassador to Spain sees China-Spain relations at an all-time high.
"This is the best time as far as the relations between China and Spain are concerned. So I think that we are lucky to have a partner like Spain in Europe. We hope that the partners like Spain in Europe could be also increasing in the future time," said Yao Jing, Chinese Ambassador to Spain.
Chinese community in Madrid witnesses closer China-Spain ties
