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"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names

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November 18

The Giant Panda Naming Ceremony was held at the Beauval Wildlife Park in Saint-Aignan, France

Twins of female giant pandas born in the park more than 3 months ago

Won Chinese names "Huan Li Li" and "Yuan Du Du" respectively

It symbolizes Sino-French friendship and healthy growth

"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names
"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names

More than 120,000 people voted online

Choose Chinese name for your baby panda

"Huan Li Li" and "Round Toot" stood out from the 5 pairs of alternative names

The word "Huan" in "Huan Li Li" comes from the panda mother's name "Huan Huan"

The word "Lai" is taken from the French capital "Paris"

The first word for "round toot" comes from panda dad "round boy"

"Toot" means "Chengdu"

"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names
"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names
"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names

These two names pin their hopes on the people of the two countries for the baby panda

Wishes and expectations for healthy and happy growth and continuation of Sino-French friendship

"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names
"Happy Li", "Round Toot" - French-born giant panda twins have names

Chinese Olympic diving champion Zhang Jiaqi and famous French footballer Mbappe

He served as the "namer" of "Huan Li Li" and "Yuan Du Du" respectively.

Reporter: Sun Xinjing, Gao Jing

Editors: Wu Jingdan, Han Ye, Zhang Jiayang, Dai Tianfang

Produced by the Photography Department of Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua News Agency's international communication integration platform

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