Washington's beloved panda Tai Shan to fly home in China
2010-02-04 23:51:01 GMT2010-02-05 07:51:01 (Beijing Time)
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The Federal Express 777 freighter loaded with giant panda Tai Shan is about to take off at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, outside Washington. DC, capital of the U.S., Feb. 4, 2010. The four- and half-year-old male giant panda will fly directly to Chengdu, southwest China. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)
Giant panda Tai Shan looks out of the cage at the National Zoo in Washington, capital of the United States, Feb. 4, 2010. Tai Shan will join giant panda Mei Lan at the Washington Dullas Airport, starting a journey back to China, by a Fedex Panda Express flying non-stop to Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. They will land on Feb. 5. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
Tai Shan is loaded aboard a Federal Express 777 freighter riding in a specially designed crate leaving Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, outside Washington. DC, capital of the U.S., Feb. 4, 2010. The four- and-half-year-old male giant panda will fly directly to Chengdu, southwest China. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)
Two men send off giant panda Tai Shan at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, outside Washington. DC, capital of the U.S., Feb. 4, 2010. The four- and-half-year-old male giant panda will fly directly to Chengdu, southwest China. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)
A girl sends off giant panda Tai Shan at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, outside Washington. DC, capital of the U.S., Feb. 4, 2010. The four- and-half-year-old male giant panda will fly directly to Chengdu, southwest China. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)
The Federal Express 777 freighter loaded with giant panda Tai Shan is about to take off at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, outside Washington. DC, capital of the U.S., Feb. 4, 2010. The four- and half-year-old male giant panda will fly directly to Chengdu, southwest China.
