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Giant panda Ya Ya eats bamboo shoots at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

The zoo held a farewell event for giant panda Ya Ya ahead of her departure back to China on Saturday. Ya Ya came to the Memphis Zoo in 2003 with male giant panda Le Le under a partnership between the zoo.

Giant panda Ya Ya plays at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

Giant panda Ya Ya plays at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

Visitors view giant panda Ya Ya during a farewell party held at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the United States, April 8, 2023. (Photo/VCG)