China's giant panda pair leaves for Belgium
The cage of giant panda Xing Hui who are bound for a research program in Belgium, is loaded on a charted DHL aircraft at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 22. A pair of giant pandas, Hao Hao, the female, and Xing Hui, the male, left on lease for Belgium Saturday from their breeding center in Sichuan. The two pandas are both four years old and will stay in Belgium for the next 15 years. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)