A sculpture of the giant panda "Yuanjing" dressed in a Sichuan Opera costume is seen on the Daxing Erqiao Bridge stretching over the Qingyi River in Yucheng District, Ya'an City of southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 24, 2024. /IC
A sculpture of the giant panda "Lanlan," which was sent to Japan in 1972, is seen on the Daxing Erqiao Bridge stretching over the Qingyi River in Yucheng District, Ya'an City of southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 24, 2024. /IC
A sculpture of the giant panda "Xinxing" and her two children is pictured on the Daxing Erqiao Bridge stretching over the Qingyi River in Yucheng District, Ya'an City of southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 24, 2024. /IC
An arch featuring outlines of a panda's head is seen on the Daxing Erqiao Bridge stretching over the Qingyi River in Yucheng District, Ya'an City of southwest China's Sichuan Province on March 24, 2024. /IC
In addition to an arch featuring outlines of a panda's head at one end, the Daxing Erqiao Bridge, spanning over the Qingyi River in Yucheng District, Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province, steals the show with an additional 36 panda sculptures installed on both sides of its guardrails.
These giant panda sculptures were adorned in the national costumes of over 10 countries and posed in adorable stances. The prototypes for these installations include some well-known giant pandas in China, as well as others that were gifted to other countries as national treasures.