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Three giant pandas have landed safely in China after 23 years living at the Smithsonian’s national zoo in the US. Tian Tian and Mei Xiang spent more than 20 years in the US on loan from China. Together with their cub Xiao Qi Ji, the pair travelled from Washington, DC to Chengdu “with plenty of bamboo,” the zoo said.

Three giant pandas have landed safely in China after 23 years living at the Smithsonian’s national zoo in the US. Tian Tian and Mei Xiang spent more than 20 years in the US on loan from China. Together with their cub Xiao Qi Ji, the pair travelled from Washington, DC to Chengdu “with plenty of bamboo,” the zoo said. The Smithsonian’s giant panda program started when Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai loaned two pandas to the US after President Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972. Tian Tian,...

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If there’s anything Washingtonians love more than brunching and expanding the administrative state, it’s the giant pandas at the National Zoo. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C., dwellers watched with sadness as Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Xiao Qi Ji left the zoo via FedEx trucks and, with a police escort, traveled down I-66 to Dulles International Airport, from where they returned to China.

Amplifying Atlanta

The departure of the National Zoo’s bears means that the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo — and that loan agreement expires late next year.

The departure of the National Zoo’s bears means that the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo — and that loan agreement expires late next year.

The departure of the National Zoo’s bears means that the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo — and that loan agreement expires late next year.

The departure of the National Zoo’s bears means that the only giant pandas left in America are at the Atlanta Zoo — and that loan agreement expires late next year.