Two pairs of newborn giant panda twins are pictured at an outdoor naming ceremony in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
The four cubs have been growing well, with Shuangshuang being the heaviest at 5.8 kg and Xixi the lightest at 4 kg, said Yin Yanqiang, the giant panda technical supervisor with the Chongqing Zoo.
CHONGQING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Four newborn giant panda cubs made their first public appearance on Monday at the Chongqing Zoo in southwest China.
The cubs, two pairs of twins, were all born on June 23, a rare case in the breeding history of captive pandas in the world.
Their names are Shuangshuang, Chongchong and Xixi, Qingqing, combining to symbolize "double joy and happiness" in Chinese.
Staff members of Chongqing Zoo hold two pairs of newborn giant panda twins in their arms at an outdoor naming ceremony in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Sept. 30, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
The four cubs have been growing well, with Shuangshuang being the heaviest at 5.8 kg and Xixi the lightest at 4 kg, said Yin Yanqiang, the giant panda technical supervisor with the Chongqing Zoo.
Starting Monday, tourists can watch the cubs outside the window of the cub nursery from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every day, according to the zoo. ■
