From June 23rd, 2008, Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan will be reopened. In order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus and ensure the safety of animals, the park will limit the number of people who enter the park every day and launch an online booking system of "sorting coupons". Visitors must make an appointment for "sorting coupons" in advance before they can visit the park.
On June 12, the giant panda Xiangxiang in Ueno Zoo just celebrated its 3rd birthday. 19 Ueno Zoo released Xiangxiang's birthday video, and then launched the latest products around Xiangxiang to commemorate its 3rd birthday. It is understood that Xiangxiang, who has only the second half of her career in Japan, will also meet the public on the opening day.
From June 23rd, Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan will be reopened. In order to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, the park will limit the number of people entering the park every day and launch an online booking system of "sorting coupons". Ueno Zoo official website Map
Affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, Ueno Zoo has been closed for nearly four months since February 29th. After the news of the opening of the park was released, the first "sorting voucher" was issued on June 16. The appointment time is from June 23 to 28, and the number of people per day is limited to 4000. Almost as soon as it was launched, the "sorting coupons" were sold out immediately. It is reported that the second issue will be released on June 23.
Moreover, in order to alleviate the congestion of public transportation and parks, the opening hours of parks have been shortened, and now they are changed to 10 am-4 pm (the last entry time is 3pm). In the Panda Pavilion, the giant panda Xiangxiang will meet the public again, but the park said that tourists are currently prohibited from taking pictures.
In this regard, the famous panda photographer Gao Guibo said in an interview with Asahi Shimbun that although it is a little regrettable, it is understandable. "There are many people in the Panda Pavilion. It only takes 2-3 hours in a row, but the viewing time is only 1 2 minutes. Considering the burden of the staff, I think (not taking pictures) is inevitable. "
Since Xiangxiang's parents Lili and Pearl Krabs first appeared at 20 1 1, Gao Guibo insisted on going to Ueno Zoo to photograph giant pandas every day, even making time at work. He also started a blog named "Daily Panda" to upload his photos. After Xiangxiang was born in, she began to shoot Xiangxiang for a long time.
Gao Guibo Daily Panda Photo Studio.
After the outbreak, the blog of "Daily Panda" was "broken" with the closure of the zoo. It was originally thought that Ueno Zoo could be reopened on June 12 of Xiangxiang's birthday, but the plan was postponed again.
Gao Guibo's panda photography collection.
"Although I can't shoot the giant panda for the time being, I am very happy that the fans have waited for 4 months to finally meet again." Gao Guibo said: "Don't worry about taking pictures. It's fun to look good. "
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Ueno Zoo official website has been constantly updating the recent situation of Xiangxiang Panda. On June 19, the garden uploaded a video of Xiangxiang's 3rd birthday. In the video, "Xiangxiang" happily eats a "special cake" made of ice cubes and fruits, which is embarrassing. Fang said that Xiangxiang's weight has increased to 8 1.4 kg, and it is still increasing, and this is Xiangxiang's last birthday at Ueno Zoo.
On June 19, the garden uploaded a video of Xiangxiang's 3rd birthday. Video screenshot
Xiangxiang happily eats a "special cake" made of ice and fruit. Video screenshot
According to the agreement between china wildlife conservation association and Xiangxiang Tokyo, giant panda cubs born in Ueno Zoo in Tokyo should return to China at the age of two years (24 months). Then the supplementary agreement agreed and signed by China and Japan postponed the return time to 65438+February 3, 20081.
Xiang Xiang returned to China for only half a year, and Japanese netizens are looking forward to meeting after the park is reopened. However, due to the limited number of people, fans who can't grab the "sorting coupons" can only watch "Xiang" through video. Fang said that the staff is making a new video reviewing the growth process of Xiangxiang, which will be published on the website gradually in the future.
In order to commemorate Xiangxiang's third birthday, the park launched new cultural and creative products. Ueno Zoo official website Map
"Xiangxiang" storage bag Ueno Zoo official website
Xiang Xiang, a giant panda, is the star idol of Ueno Zoo. At the same time, it also brings great wealth to Tokyo through sightseeing cooperation and surrounding sales.
In, Masahiro Miyamoto, honorary professor of Kansai University in Japan, published a research paper saying that Xiangxiang has created nearly 26.7 billion yen (about RMB177 billion yuan) in economic benefits for Tokyo within one year since its birth, even exceeding the economic benefits brought by all Japanese baseball celebrities.
On June 2 1 2006, in order to commemorate Xiangxiang's third birthday, the garden launched new cultural and creative products, including T-shirts, dolls, cups and so on.