Emotional scenes unfolded in Yongin today as thousands gathered at Everland theme park to bid farewell to Fu Bao, South Korea’s first locally born giant panda. The star bear is en route to her new home at China’s Wolong Giant Panda National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province after capturing hearts nationwide since her 2020 birth. 🎋
The event blended laughter and tears as fans shared #FuBaoMemories on social walls and waved panda-shaped placards. 🌸 Born to parents Ai Bao and Le Bao – pandas leased from China in 2016 as symbols of bilateral friendship – Fu Bao’s relocation follows standard conservation practices where overseas-born pandas return to participate in breeding programs.
“This isn’t goodbye, it’s ‘see you later’ through continued cooperation,” said an Everland representative, highlighting the 15-year China-South Korea panda partnership. 📸 The move comes as Wolong Reserve pioneers new wildlife tech, promising Fu Bao a state-of-the-art habitat.
