Tokyo Ueno Zoo’s adorable Giant Panda cub, Xiang Xiang has been garnering major international attention.

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With over 1200 people queuing up on a chilly February day to catch a glimpse of Xiang Xiang, Xiang Xiang is special to say the least.

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Xiang Xiang is the first baby panda, in two decades, to have been born in a zoo. Xiang Xiang first debuted last December and viewing was limited to two and a half hours a day.

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From 19th December 2017 to the 31st January 2018, people who wanted to see Xiang Xiang had to win through Ueno Zoo’s lucky draw system. Over 250,000 people applied for a viewing of Xiang Xiang. The viewings were limited to just 2000 people a day.

Photo taken by: South China Morning Post

Now, Xiang Xiang is deemed ready to be exposed to more people. Limiting viewings to 9500 people a day at 1-2 minutes per viewing, Xiang Xiang has been getting alot of love!

Photo taken by: South China Morning Post

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