The Panda Express

Two panda bears, Le-Le and Ya-Ya, left China last April via a special Federal Express flight, The Panda Express, for their new home at the Memphis Zoo. Ambassador Clark T. Randt Jr. and two children from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing attended the farewell ceremony at Beijing Capital Airport. Le-Le and Ya-Ya were born in captivity and are now leased from the Chinese Association for Zoological Gardens. The association uses the money to protect pandas in the wild. [Photo courtesy of U.S. Embassy Beijing-April 2003]