Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] TAIPEI - Two birthday cakes. Five posters. Countless fans. A superstar shows up and the fans start screaming. It's not a celebrity's meet-and-greet session at a concert, but rather the birthday bash of a giant panda in Taiwan. On Friday, giant panda Yuanzai celebrated its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, drawing large crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the chubby bear. Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. [Photo/Xinhua] The animal showed up at the zoo's Giant Panda House around 9:20 am, and fans immediately used their phones to record every move of the cute animal. It played around, and at one point, climbed up a platform and started to play with the posters on the ceiling, generating quite a buzz among the visitors. It is so cute! said a visitor surnamed Chung. I came here early to see Yuanzai. Giant panda Yuanzai celebrates its fifth birthday at the Taipei Zoo, July 6, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] Yuanzai is the baby of two giant pandas, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, sent to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 2008. The female, Yuanyuan, gave birth to Yuanzai in 2013. I have been following the pandas' news since they arrived in Taiwan, Chung said. We even formed a fanclub on Facebook, which updates everything about the pandas. Another visitor surnamed Li brought his daughter to the zoo to see Yuanzai. We heard in newspapers and on TV about Yuanzai's birthday, Li said. My daughter adores pandas. Wang Yi-min, with Taipei Zoo, said they frequently invited experts from the mainland to help with the protection and insemination of the pandas. It is an honor to be part of the protection efforts of giant pandas, she said. We hope to have more cooperation with experts from the mainland to help protect the animals. custom livestrong braceletsbride tribe wristbands24 wristbandswide rubber bandswristbands onlinecheap custom wristbandscustom rubber bands
People in Beijing are spending less time at work than they did 20 years ago but also less time on leisure activities, according to a new survey. The average resident's work time was six hours and two minutes per day last year, a decrease of 27 minutes from 1996, according to the Annual Report on China's Leisure Development, which was released on Wednesday. The findings are based on questionnaires completed by about 830 Beijing residents last year and more than 430 in 1996. The survey also found that the average time respondents spent on daily necessities, such as sleeping and eating, increased by 82 minutes to 11 hours and 58 minutes. The time spent sleeping rose by 43 minutes to eight hours and 58 minutes, while time for eating went up by 29 minutes to one hour and 56 minutes. Women tended to spend more time sleeping, both in 2016 and 1996, according to the report, which was compiled by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Tourism Research Center. The change in how people spend their time arises from several factors, according to Wang Qiyan, director of Renmin University of China's Leisure Economy Research Center, who led the study. The development and improvement of science and technology has led to a surge in production efficiency, which enables people to work less and rest more, said Wang, a professor of statistics. In addition, after decades of continuous, high-speed economic growth since reform and opening-up in 1978, the economy has gradually slowed in recent years. And people have also changed to their own pace of living and tried to enjoy life. The survey also found that housework, including shopping, cooking and tidying up, take up less time for Beijing residents than in the past, although the one hour and 47 minutes a day spent on housework last year is only five minutes less than 20 years ago. Wang said the emergence of online shopping and the development of the logistics sector have provided more convenience to residents and contributed to lesstime for housework. The wide use of electrical appliances, such as microwave ovens, as well as the increasing popularity of takeout food, has greatly reduced the time people spend cooking meals, Wang added. [email protected]
