On October 4th, Shanghai Wildlife Park held a collective birthday celebration for 8-year-old giant pandas Xuebao and Qianjin, and 6-year-old giant panda Kangkang.
The park prepared specially designed cakes, themed gifts, and created warm settings for the giant pandas, attracting numerous visitors who stopped to watch.
The conservation team explained that preparations for this collective panda birthday took two weeks, with multiple meetings to discuss plans. Everything from cake ingredient selection and gift design to venue decoration was customized according to the personality traits of the three giant pandas.
Giant panda Xuebao celebrated her 8th birthday on October 4th.
Xuebao has a lively personality and enjoys novel things; Kangkang is full of energy; Qianjin, who recently became a mother of twins, needs special care due to the challenges of parenting. The conservation team hoped that through differentiated designs, each giant panda would feel specially celebrated for their birthday.
Kangkang received a masculine military-themed gift package.
The cute-themed gift package prepared for giant panda Xuebao included adorable little dinosaurs, pink gift boxes, specially made toys, and cakes that all exuded cuteness. For the energetic Kangkang, the park presented a masculine military-themed gift package containing helicopters and small rockets. The conservation team gave giant panda Qianjin a handmade “windmill” and a special cake. The windmill was made from bamboo, symbolizing “success and prosperity,” while the cake used bamboo tubes as the frame, incorporated Qianjin’s favorite steamed buns as ingredients, and was topped with a carrot-carved “heart.” The conservation team noted that as a mother of two cubs, Qianjin works hard raising her young, and this was a reward and expression of gratitude for the “panda mother.”
During the event, many visitors watched as giant pandas Xuebao and Kangkang “unwrapped gifts” and “enjoyed treats.”
On the same day, panda cubs appeared via live stream on television screens in the nursery area. The adorable little ones were quite popular, with visitors writing heartfelt blessings for the pandas on the “Growth Memory Wall” and “Blessing Forest.”
