Harbin panda pavilion hosts birthday bash for twin pandas

Updated: Apr 27, 2026 By Zhou Huiying in Harbin chinadaily.com.cn Print

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A birthday celebration is hosted at the Sun Island giant panda pavilion in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Friday morning, to mark the ninth birthday of male twin giant pandas, Zhi Shi and Zhi Ma. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Sun Island giant panda pavilion in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, was filled with festivities on Friday morning, as male twin giant pandas, Zhi Shi and Zhi Ma, whose names translate to "cheese" and "sesame" in English, celebrated their ninth birthday.

It was also the first birthday they celebrated in Harbin after relocating from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province on Aug 11, 2025.

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