On July 31, local time, the Moscow Zoo in Russia celebrated the birthdays of two giant pandas, 5-year-old "Ding Ding" and 6-year-old "Ruyi". Visitors also enjoyed wonderful theatrical performances, were exposed to Chinese culture and watched the giant pandas eating.
The gift Tintin received was a bamboo cake with the number 5 and a pony on it. The gift Ruyi received was a bamboo cake with the number 6 on it.
Chinese lion dance, dragon dance and waist drum performances were also arranged during the birthday celebration. Tourist Irina said she didn't know about the giant panda's birthday celebration in advance, so she was surprised. She said: "I like it very much. This event is very interesting. I have never seen giant pandas so close. The children are very happy."
Unfortunately, due to the large number of tourists, not everyone was able to watch the birthday celebration, but everyone was very satisfied. A tourist named Maxim said: "Everything is great, the arrangements are very good. Thank you for being able to transport giant pandas to Russia."
Male panda "Ruyi" was born on July 31, 2016 The female panda "Ding Ding" was born on July 30, 2017 at the Bifengxia Base in Ya'an, Sichuan, China. They arrived in Moscow on April 29, 2019, and began a 15-year sojourn.