大熊猫香香回国，日本民众哭了：哪怕能多看一眼也好

2023-02-22 10:02

在东京上野动物园生活了5年多的雌性大熊猫“香香”21日踏上了回归中国的旅途，于晚上9:50抵达四川雅安碧峰峡大熊猫基地。

Japan-born female giant panda Xiang Xiang arrived at the Bifengxia Giant Panda Base, a giant panda research and breeding facility in the city of Ya'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province at 9:50 pm on Tuesday.

卡车载着“香香”缓缓驶离日本上野动物园图源：NHK

当天，大批日本民众纷纷前往与“香香”道别。他们拿出手机、相机拍摄离别的画面，后又齐刷刷地朝着卡车挥手告别。一些民众甚至忍不住流泪哭泣，难掩不舍之情。

Hundreds of people who waited outside Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo took photos, wiped tears with handkerchiefs and waved at a white truck carrying Xiang Xiang as it slowly drove past them on its way to the airport. Others trooped to Narita International Airport to wave their last goodbyes as a plane carrying Xiang Xiang took off.

日本民众送别“香香” 图源：NHK

粉丝们早上7点多就聚在了香香去机场的路线上。大家一起大声喊着香香的名字，人群中能听到撕心裂肺的声音，有人在大呼“香香千万不要忘记我”。

前来送别的一位粉丝这样讲：“每次想到香香都感觉充满了力量，如今她却要离开上野了...…我想见证她的旅途到最后一刻。”说着便留下了眼泪。

图源：美联社

据报道，雌性大熊猫“香香”现年5岁，于2017年6月出生，其父母分别为中国旅日大熊猫“比力（力力）”与“仙女（真真）”。由于“香香”父母是从中国出借的大熊猫，它们产下的幼崽所有权属于中国。根据协定，在香香5岁的繁殖适龄期时，她将被送回中国。按计划“香香”原定于2020年12月底归还中国，但受新冠疫情影响，其回国日期被多次推迟。

Xiang Xiang was born at Ueno Zoo in June 2017 to Shin Shin (female) and Ri Ri (male), two giant pandas on loan from China, where the ownership over the cubs they give birth to belongs. She was originally scheduled to travel back to China by the end of December 2020, but her return was postponed multiple times due to her popularity in Japan and the COVID-19 pandemic.

雌性大熊猫香香在返回中国之前在东京上野动物园吃竹子图源：法新社

据上野动物园公布的信息，自1月21日起，参观“香香”采用事先抽签制，游客1月6日后可通过网站提交抽签申请，每天最多2600人中签。

2月19日是上野动物园开放参观“香香”的最后一天，中签的人们排起了长队向“香香”道别。当天，共有6万多人报名参加抽签申请，最后只有约2600名粉丝幸运中签。2月19日，在日本东京上野动物园，他们排队与“香香”告别。

Starting from January 21 this year, a lottery system will be adopted to visit “Xiang Xiang” in Ueno Zoo. A maximum of 2,600 people will win the lottery every day, and the visit will end on February 19. “Xiang Xiang” is very popular in Japan, and many people are sad to leave it. Among the tourists who came to visit on the 19th, many people said goodbye to “Xiang Xiang” while saying “goodbye” and “thank you” during the prescribed visit time of 2 minutes on average.

许多游客都表示，他们是看着“香香”一点点长大的，很感谢它这些年的陪伴，非常舍不得它离开。

2023 年 2 月 19 日，游客在日本东京上野动物园排队观看大熊猫香香。图源：新华社

很多抽签落选的人也不愿意放弃看香香的机会，依然特意赶到现场想要陪在她附近。除了随处可见的香香周边，还有粉丝带来了自己制作的旗帜、海报。“想告诉香香，总有一天我会去中国看她”、“很感谢能和香香相遇”……很多人都已经压抑不住自己的悲伤。

图源：Público

据报道，上野观光联盟名誉会长二木中男接受采访时表示，他把大家关于“香香”的留言全都看了一遍，“深深感受到了大家对香香的感情。”

“呆萌可爱迷倒游客的‘招牌女孩’”

此前，日媒在报道中，曾将“香香”称为“呆萌可爱迷倒游客的‘招牌女孩’”。与“香香”有关的许多画面也为大家留下了深刻的印象。

为纪念“香香”回归中国，日本百货公司松坂屋上野店近日正在举办熊猫摄影家、“每日熊猫”博客博主高氏贵博的“香香”摄影展。展览共展出920张照片，精选自他拍摄的10万张“香香”照片。展出的照片记录了2017年12月19日至2022年11月27日期间他与“香香”见面的920天。

To commemorate the return of “Xiang Xiang” to China, the Japanese department store Matsuzakaya Ueno store is currently holding a “Xiang Xiang” photography exhibition by panda photographer and “Daily Panda” blogger Gao Shi Guibo. The exhibition exhibits a total of 920 photos, selected from the 100,000 “Xiang Xiang” photos he took. The photos on display record the 920 days when he met “Xiang Xiang” from December 19, 2017 to November 27, 2022.

一位参观摄影展的日本游客对记者表示，她对“香香”十分喜爱，就像是自己的孩子一样。“想到香香就要离开日本了，哪怕能多看一眼也好。”

A Japanese tourist who visited the photography exhibition told the reporter that she loves “Xiang Xiang” very much, just like her own child. “Thinking that Xiang Xiang is about to leave Japan, it would be nice if I could take another look.”

图源：新华社

上野动物园教育普及课课长大桥直哉表示，“我们的饲养员一直小心翼翼地养育‘香香’。它未生过大病，我们很高兴它能平安无事地回到中国。希望它尽快熟悉那边的环境，找到好伴侣，生下健康的孩子。”

上野动物园也在一直更新着香香的旅途信息。官方称，孩子出门前已经给她带上了熊猫团子、苹果、竹笋，上车的时候香香很悠闲，大家可以不用担心。

Xiang Xiang was escorted by two zoo staff on the flight to Chengdu. She was in good health and relaxed during her departure proceedings at the airport, where she ate her favorite snacks of bamboo shoots and apples, the Ueno Zoo tweeted.