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Chinese auto firm adopts American-born panda Tai Shan

A Chinese auto firm has adopted Tai Shan, a male panda that had just returned to China from Washington of the United States, its birthplace.

US-born pandas Taishan and Meilan arrive home

After a fifteen hour flight, Tai Shan and Mei Lan arrived Thursday in their ancestral home of Sichuan. Despite the long journey, the two pandas are in good condition. They will undergo a month of quarantine before going to their new home.

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<h4><font color=#cc0000>What´s the New Year gift for Tai Shan?</h4></font>

What´s the New Year gift for Tai Shan?

Tai Shan´s New Villa

Cross-country vehicle for Tai Shan

<br><br><h4>As for if Tai Shan will soon find a "girl friend" when back in China, Li said, "Although Tai Shan has the build of a grown-up male panda, we still have to wait for about two years before it is sexually mature." </h4>

As for if Tai Shan will soon find a "girl friend" when back in China, Li said, "Although Tai Shan has the build of a grown-up male panda, we still have to wait for about two years before it is sexually mature."

<h4><font color=#cc0000>Wanted: Chinese teacher for Tai Shan</font><br><br>A panda-breeding center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is looking for a Chinese language teacher for one of the two pandas due to arrive from the United States on Friday.</h4>

Wanted: Chinese teacher for Tai Shan

A panda-breeding center in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is looking for a Chinese language teacher for one of the two pandas due to arrive from the United States on Friday.

Washington´s beloved panda Tai Shan to fly home in China

Animal lovers have said goodbye to two giant pandas born at zoos in the US. Tai Shan and Mei Lan are heading to their hometown in southwest China´s Sichuan province to enter a breeding program under the loan agreement.

U.S. say goodbye to Giant pandas Tai Shan

On Saturday, many zoo visitors and panda enthusiasts said goodbye to these two star attractions in Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.

Tai Shan Got His Own Fans

Fans
Decoration
Limited-edition Stamps

Cutey-Pie

Tai Shan was born at 3:41 a.m. on July 9, 2005. On August 2, zoo staff got their 1st up-close look at cub and learned that it was a boy.
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Well-Liked

On Tai´s 1st day out, he was 5 months old. Some 13,000 timed tickets to see him disappeared within two hours.
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1st Time Outside

Mei Xiang, Tai´s mother, watched closely as the 5-month-old cub explored his outdoor exhibit yard.
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1st Snow in Life

When Tai Shan was 7 months old, the 1st time he experience snow.
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1st Birthday

27-kilogram Tai celebrate his first birthday -- as an undoubted star at the Washington Zoo.
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2nd Birthday

July 9, 2007: Tai Shan approaches his popsicle birthday cake.
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3rd Year in U.S.

July 9, 2008: Tai Shan, celebrates his third birthday with a special fruitcicle.
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Yum!

The zoo celebrated Tai Shan´s fourth birthday with a three layer cake made from water, bamboo, shredded beets and beet juice.
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Head over Heels!

It was a perfectly executed forward roll - even better for the fact that Tai Shan managed it in his sleep.
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Bye Tai

"It´s hard to say goodbye. ut we are so thankful for the many memories and huge opportunities Tai has provided to the Zoo."