
Two girls wait to see two giant panda cubs that arrived by plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport Wednesday after a marathon 8,000-kilometer journey from China, the first breeding pair on Dutch soil in three decades. Female panda Wu Wen (Beautiful Powerful Cloud) and her male companion Xing Ya (Elegant Star) were put on display for more than 100 journalists and guests straining to catch a glimpse of the two animals in their specialized cages an hour after touching down at the airport. The pandas will stay on loan at the Ouwehands Dierenpark zoo in Rhenen for the next 15 years as part of the park’s Asian exhibition.Xinhua |