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Macron celebrates birthday with panda cub Yuan Meng

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2017-12-17 09:05:17Xinhua Gu Liping ECNS App Download
French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) reacts with the panda baby

French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) reacts with the panda baby "Yuan Meng" during his visit to the ZooParc de Beauval in Saint-Aignan, France on Dec. 16, 2017. (Photo courtesy of ZooParc de Beauval)

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday visited Yuan Meng, the country's first-ever panda cub, while he was celebrating his 40th birthday with family at Beauval zoo in central France, the zoo said in a statement.

"The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron came to celebrate his 40th birthday at the ZooParc de Beauval, with his family, during a private visit ... to Yuan Meng, the baby panda godson of Brigitte Macron," the zoo added.

During a naming ceremony on Dec. 4, French First Lady, new panda's godmother, announced with Chinese officials that the four-month-old cub's name was Yuan Meng which means "dream comes true" in Chinese.

Born on Aug. 4, the baby panda had been called as "Mini Yuan Zi", referring to his father Yuan Zi, who arrived with his female partner Huan Huan in central France's Beauval zoo in January 2012.

The panda baby, who will return home at the age of three, can be seen by visitors to the zoo as of Jan. 13.

  

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