STORY: Chinese New Year celebrated at San Diego Zoo
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 3, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2025
LENGTH: 00:01:50
LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, the United States
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of San Diego Zoo
2. various of Paul Baribault speaking
3. various of Guo Shaochun speaking
4. various of the celebration

STORYLINE:

Red lanterns, wishing trees, red envelop giveaways, Chinese calligraphy, crafts and giant pandas -- the San Diego Zoo in California of the United States hosted vibrant Chinese New Year celebrations over the weekend.

Visitors lined up at the Panda Ridge, the home for Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, to greet the two giant pandas from China.
   
Crowds cheered as they watched the two pandas explore, climb, tumble, nap, and crunch on bamboo at their new home in the southwestern U.S. city.
   
Yun Chuan and Xin Bao arrived in California from China on June 27 last year for a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation program with the San Diego Zoo.
   
The two pandas, the first pair entering the United States in over two decades, made their long-awaited public debut at the San Diego Zoo on Aug. 8 last year.

"The return of giant pandas was a monumental moment for our organization," Paul Baribault, president and CEO of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, told Xinhua. "The two giant pandas have done incredibly well since arriving."
   
Addressing the celebrations, Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles Guo Shaochun said these two beloved pandas, also known as friendship envoys, have captured the hearts of American friends.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from San Diego, the United States.
(XHTV)