YA’AN, China: Giant panda Xiang Xiang, who was born in Japan in 2017 and returned to China in February last year, turned 7 years old Wednesday.

The female panda was made open to public view at a shelter in Ya’an in China’s Sichuan Province, starting in October.

Japanese travel company H.I.S. Co. organized a tour to celebrate her birthday.

Xiang Xiang is one of the most popular pandas at the shelter, a local government official said.

JIJI Press