Everyone says that "things are more valuable when they are rare". The less something is, the more precious it is and the higher the price. However, not everything in this world can be measured by money. For example, the giant panda, China's national treasure, It is China’s priceless treasure.

When it comes to the giant panda, we Chinese people talk a lot. Its body is round and chubby, with "dark circles" on its face. Just by scratching their heads, they can instantly make everyone cute, and foreigners are also fascinated by them. But since giant pandas are only found in China, various countries have tried their best to get China to send them a few in order to relieve the "pain of lovesickness". Yes, it is a "send".

Now in everyone's impression Giant pandas will only be "leased" to foreign countries, and the leasing country must pay "rent" to China every year. Generally speaking, it is about 1 million per year. The lease period is 10 years. If a red panda is born during the lease period, the rent will be paid every year. It is a huge expense to pay an additional 600,000 yuan to return the red pandas after two years, not to mention that the leasing country must be able to take good care of the pandas.

But in fact, the "panda leasing" system was only implemented in 1984. Before that, all giant pandas were "gifted" to countries around the world. According to data, as early as 685 AD, Wu Zetian sent 2 giant pandas were given to the Emperor of Japan; from 1936 to 1982, China successively donated more than 40 giant pandas to foreign countries.

Don’t underestimate these giant pandas. In order to see giant pandas with their own eyes, more than 8,000 Americans came to the zoo in heavy rain. With the charm of giant pandas, the National Zoo in Washington One month after its opening, the museum had more than 1 million visitors, which greatly eased relations between the two countries and was known as "Panda Diplomacy." However, because the foreign environment is really not suitable for giant pandas to live in, and the number of giant pandas has plummeted, our country has canceled the gift system and replaced it with leasing.

The two pandas in today’s story who cannot The giant pandas who returned to China are the ones our country made in 197The babies given to Beibei and Yingying in Mexico in 5 years were named Xinxin and Shuangshuang.

Since Xinxin and Shuangshuang are both female pandas and cannot have offspring, and their parents were given to Mexico, Xinxin and Shuangshuang naturally belong to Mexico. Now both are 33 years old. , Xinxin is 30 years old, which has already exceeded the average life span of 25 years for giant pandas. He can be called the longevity old man in the giant panda world.

According to the breeder, although Xinxin and Shuangshuang are very old, they are still in good health and will interact with tourists when they are in a good mood. Since there is too little bamboo in Mexico and the cost of importing bamboo from China is too high, Mexican zoos usually feed them cactus, which Xinxin and Shuangshuang also like very much.

Elias and Huo El is a full-time keeper of two giant pandas. He checks their bodies every day and tracks their behavioral and physiological changes 24 hours a day. Unknowingly, he has been taking care of giant pandas for more than 10 years. Overall, Mexico has great respect for Xinxin and Xinxin. Both are very good, and the people in Mexico also like giant pandas very much.

But now Xinxin and Shuangshuang are old. They have never left Mexico or China since they were born. Based on their physical condition, they can neither fly nor travel for a long time. Ship, I'm afraid there will never be a chance to return to the country. Chinese tradition emphasizes "fallen leaves return to their roots". Now that their parents and siblings have passed away, only Shuangshuang and Xinxin are living abroad, which is really sad.