Pandas arrive at National Zoo

Pandas from China return to Washington, D.C., after beloved animals left National Zoo last year
A pair of giant pandas is set to arrive at the National Zoo on Tuesday less than a year after the Washington zoo sent Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji back to China.
Giant Pandas From China Return to National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year.
Giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, take 'Panda Express' to new home in Washington, DC
A pair of three-year-old giant pandas are back at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C., from China with the return of "panda diplomacy."
Giant pandas arrive in Washington, D.C. after long journey from China
Bao Li and Qing Bao, two three-year-old giant pandas, arrived from China on Tuesday to Washington, D.C. aboard the Panda Express by FedEx to the Smithsonian National Zoo. Credit: WTTG
A new pair of giant pandas arrive at The National Zoo in Washington
Bao Li and Qing Bao - arriving at National Zoo in Washington DC and seeing their new habitat for the first time.
Meet Bao Li and Qing Bao: Giant pandas arrive at new home in Washington, D.C.
Two giant pandas will now call the Smithsonian’s National Zoo home after a 19-hour flight from China to Washington, D.C.
Panda express: Washington welcomes two new giant pandas to National Zoo
Two giant pandas, a female named Qing Bao and a male named Bao Li, landed at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday and made their way to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., from Chengdu, China. This comes almost a year after the zoo bid farewell to its last giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji in November.
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Two giant pandas on their way from China to D.C.’s National Zoo
Two giant pandas, in a plane stocked with bamboo shoots and carrots, have departed China for an hours-long flight to Washington and a new home at the National Zoo. Just under a year after the last ...