A pair of twin giant pandas spent their 10th birthday on Saturday with a lavish feast prepared by a zoo in Nanning City of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with scores of tourists expressing well wishes on their special day.
The brother and sister duo, Ji Mei and Ji Lan, were born on June 27, 2016 at a panda base in Chengdu City of southwest China's Sichuan Province and were moved to Nanning in 2019.
To ring in the big 10, the zoo treated the birthday boy and girl to giant ice cakes especially made for the sweltering summer heat. Keepers also prepared "mystery boxes" filled with bamboo shoots and other favorite panda snacks, which the twins "unboxed" with great delight. Many visitors came to the zoo early Saturday to share in the happiness of the pandas.
"I used to study in Nanning, so I knew it is their birthday today. I came over from Guangzhou yesterday just to see the giant pandas. I think they're so adorable and healing that I feel very happy when I see them," said Ms. Chen, a visitor.
Celebrity panda twins spend 10th birthday at south China zoo
