China Travel News

A pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland are going to leave here Tuesday for Taiwan.

After having their breakfast - carrot and steamed corn buns, the pair were caged and carried to an enclosed truck, which will carry them to the Shuangliu Airport in Chengdu.

Qu Chunmao, the pair´s keeper in Ya´an, spoke in tears, "I wish them a happy life in Taiwan."

The 4-year-old pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, have been living at a breeding base in Ya´an, Sichuan Province, since the May 12 strong earthquake which damaged their former home in Wolong.

The pair will be brought to Taiwan on a Taiwan flight which arrived in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, on Monday.

A Taiwan keeper, who is in Ya´an to accompany the pair to the island, said the pandas were in good condition.

"They had a good breakfast to sustain them on the long journey," she said.