According to the Japan Kyodo News Agency on November 18, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of Japan announced on the same day that due to the impact of the epidemic, the time for the return of the female giant panda " Xiangxiang " to China was postponed from the original December 31 this year to mid-February to early March next year. This is the fifth time that the return of "Xiangxiang" has been postponed.
"Xiangxiang" was born in June 2017. It just turned 4 in June this year. Their parents are "Bili" and "Fairy" in China's giant pandas in Japan. "Xiangxiang" has always been a "little star" in Ueno Zoo and is widely loved by the Japanese people. According to the agreement between Tokyo and China Wildlife Conservation Association, "Xiangxiang" belongs to China and is originally scheduled to be returned to China at the end of December 2020, but due to multiple factors such as the epidemic, the return date was postponed twice, and was previously scheduled to be returned on December 31.
Japanese people delayed the return of Xiangxiang 5 times. Is it because the relationship between is too deep and I can't bear it?
The Japanese have no doubt about the feelings of giant pandas in China. They really like giant pandas.
There have been cases in Japan where there are too many people who have to see giant pandas and have to draw lottery online in advance. It is reported that the winning rate of lottery is 50%. The cartoon " Cherry Maruko " uses Maruko's mouth to express the Japanese's love for giant pandas - "It is very embarrassing that people have never seen giant pandas in their lives." When the visit is open to the public, tourists line up for several kilometers. The garden also launched peripheral exhibits and products related to Xiangxiang, such as collecting different sizes of Xiangxiang from birth to half a year old for exhibition. The zoo shop also sells Xiangxiang "feces" cake, which is actually the matcha cake in the shape of giant panda feces.
According to Katsuhiro Miyamoto, honorary professor of theoretical economics at Kansai University, estimates that the economic benefits generated by Katsuhiro Katsu are about 26.747 billion yen, equivalent to 1.3 billion RMB;
At the same time, the professor also estimated the economic benefits of giant panda twins ( twin ) born in Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 based on Katsuhiro Katsu.
The twin giant pandas are Xiangxiang's younger brother and sister, and the estimated economic benefits are also greater than that of their sister, reaching 30 billion yen, which is about 1.8 billion yuan. is calculated under the epidemic situation and the zoo has some restrictions. It can be seen that in order to see how strong the consumption capacity of giant pandas is.
For the Japanese people, they really can’t bear to leave Xiangxiang back to their country from the bottom of their hearts. As for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, maybe they can’t bear to leave it because Xiangxiang is a “money tree”. After all, for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government of Japan, the delay in return of Xiangxiang can create more ticket benefits.
(Comprehensive CCTV News, Overseas Network, Global Network) Editor: Zheng Chuqiao
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