The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC will soon receiving visitors. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai, visited 4-month-old panda Bei Bei at the zoo on Thursday.
Bei Bei, whose parents were sent to Washington in 2000, is the third panda born at the zoo. He is now in good condition, and is set to make a debut appearance on January 16th.
Zoo spokesperson Devin Murphy said the pandas are popular among visitors. And Americans love to watch the "panda cam", an online video launched by the zoo that records the pandas' movements.
During the visit, Ambassador Cui said the giant pandas played an important role in promoting communication between the Chinese and American peoples, and Bei Bei is all ready to become a Panda Ambassador.
"These two pandas were born and raised here. People in Washington DC and from other places across the US, like them very much,"
"Pandas bring people from china and the US closer. They also promote the joint efforts of China and the US to protect wild animals, they are actually panda ambassadors," said Cui Tiankai.
