Visitors to Tokyo's Ueno Zoo bid an emotional farewell to the beloved giant panda Xiang Xiang before her handover to China. Thousands of visitors flocked to Ueno Zoo to get a final look at Xiang Xiang, the park's idol, since she was born there in June 2017. The last viewing of Xiang Xiang on February 19 was limited to 2,600 ticket lottery winners, but many others who did not win tickets also gathered outside the panda enclosure. Despite being born in Japan, China has the ownership of Xiang Xiang as her parents are on loan to Ueno Zoo from the country. Xiang Xiang will be transported to China on February 21.