Giant panda Qin Hua celebrates 5th birthday

Giant Panda Qin Hua celebrated his fifth birthday at the Huayang Mountain Scenic Area in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Saturday.

Keepers prepared a special birthday cake for the pandan with bamboos, flowers, and carrots.

Qin Hua was born on Oct 11, 2020 at the Qinling Research Center of Giant Panda Breeding.

His mother is giant panda Zhu Zhu, and his father is Qi Zai, the world's only artificially captive brown giant panda. Unlike his father's special brown and white fur color, Qin Hua is black and white.

Qinling giant panda is a subspecies even more precious than those living in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The fourth national survey of giant pandas (2011–2014) showed that the Qinling giant pandas are mainly distributed in seven scattered regions with a population of 345, which is only 17 percent of the subspecies population in Sichuan.

Giant panda Qin Hua celebrates 5th birthday

Giant panda Qin Hua celebrates 5th birthday

Giant panda Qin Hua celebrates 5th birthday

Giant panda Qin Hua celebrates 5th birthday

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said met with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Muscat on Sunday, and the two discussed regional situation and mediation efforts for ending the conflicts, the Omani Foreign Ministry said.

The Omani Sultan stressed that in dealing with various issues, dialog and diplomacy must be given priority in order to consolidate the foundation of peace.

He also shared Oman's views on advancing the mediation process, increasing the chances of reaching a sustainable political solution, and minimizing the impact of the conflict on people in the region.

Araghchi briefed the Omani Sultan on Iran's views on the current regional situation, and expressed his appreciation for Oman's role in promoting dialog and enhancing regional security and stability.

Araghchi arrived in Muscat on Saturday for talks with senior Omani officials on bilateral relations and regional developments, Iran's Foreign Ministry said.

The visit to Oman is the Iranian Foreign Minister's second stop on a regional tour that began Friday in Islamabad and will end in Russia.

Oman's Sultan meets visiting Iranian FM