The picture shows Xiang Xiang leaning against a tree stump eating an apple, feeling sweet inside, at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center’s Bifengxia Base in Ya’an, Sichuan, China, on June 3, 2025.
Xiang Xiang, a female giant panda, was born on June 12, 2017, at Ueno Zoo in Japan. Her parents are male giant panda Bi Li (known as “Ri Ri” in Japan) and female giant panda Xian Nv (known as “Shin Shin” in Japan).
On February 21, 2023, giant panda Xiang Xiang returned to China. (XiangXiang)