Fans in South Korea say goodbye to giant panda Fu Bao in rain

Fu Bao, the first giant panda born through natural breeding in South Korea, departed for China on Wednesday. South Korean theme park Everland hosted the event for fans and the media to say goodbye to Fu Bao.　

According to Everland Park, Fu Bao departed from the park at 10:40 a.m. local time, traveling to Incheon International Airport in a specially arranged vehicle, and she will be relocated to China's Wolong Giant Panda National Nature Reserve in Sichuan Province.　

Fu Bao was born in 2020 to Ai Bao and Le Bao, giant pandas sent from China in 2016 on a 15-year lease as a symbol of China-South Korea friendship.　

(Reported by Liu Xu, Jiang Chunyu, Wang Dongqian;　Edited by Liu Yinghan)