Taiwanese breeder You Xueyin feeds giant pandas Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, a couple of pandas the mainland has promised to send to Taiwan, at a panda breeding base in Ya'an City in southeast China's Sichuan Province on Dec. 22, 2008, one day ahead of their scheduled departure. The panda pair will take a chater flight to go to Taiwan on Tuesday if the weather condition is ok. (Xinhua/Chen Xie)A pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland are going to leave here Tuesday for Taiwan.
The 4-year-old pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, have been living at a breeding base in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, since the May 12 strong earthquake which damaged their former home in Wolong.
The pair will be brought to Taiwan on a Taiwan flight which arrived in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, on Monday.
After having their breakfast - carrot and steamed corn buns, the pair were caged and carried to an enclosed truck, which will carry them to the Shuangliu Airport in Chengdu.
Keepers said the pandas were in good condition.
A caretaker of the Taipei zoo trains Yuan Yuan, one of the two pandas donated and will be sent by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan, at a panda breeding base in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province Dec. 21, 2008. People in China's Sichuan Province are saying goodbye to a pair of pandas that are headed for Taiwan on Tuesday. (Xinhua Photo)
Source: Xinhua
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