YONGIN: South Korea got its first up-close look at its new pair of baby giant pandas on Thursday (Oct 12) at a name-revealing ceremony that doubled as an early celebration of the 100 days since their birth.
The female cubs - named Rui Bao, or"wise treasure", and Hui Bao,"shining treasure" - were born at the Everland theme park near the capital Seoul on Jul 7, and have since been showered with an outpouring of excitement and affection.
Lee Da-young, a 20-year-old university student in attendance, said it was her third visit to the zoo in two months to see the pandas. Since their birth 97 days ago, the zoo has posted videos documenting the pandas' growth on its YouTube channel that have garnered millions of views. "We've never raised twins before, so we were very nervous, but I was happy seeing them grow up and I think the people watching them via social media were also happy," he said.Ai Bao and Le Bao, the twins' parents, arrived in South Korea in 2016 as a state gift from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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