Giant panda Tai Shan walks
towards a special fruit-filled ice treat presented to it by zoo
staff to celebrate its birthday at the National Zoo in Washington,
July 9, 2007. Tai Shan was given birth two years ago by Mei Xiang
which was brought to the United States from China's Sichuan
Province in 2000.
Visitors display their
T-shirts and bags with giant panda Tai Shan's image printed on
them, as they come to celebrate Tai Shan's birthday at the National
Zoo in Washington, July 9, 2007. Tai Shan was given birth two years
ago by Mei Xiang which was brought to the United States from
China's Sichuan Province in 2000.
(Xinhua News Agency July 10, 2007)
