A friendship marked in black and white

Published June 25, 2014
Feng-Yi, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, rests inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Feng-Yi, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, rests inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, is fed an apple inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, is fed an apple inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, sits inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, sits inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Children and spectators watch Fu-Wan (Centre), one of two giant pandas on loan from China ,inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo. – Photo by AFP
Children and spectators watch Fu-Wan (Centre), one of two giant pandas on loan from China ,inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, sits inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, sits inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo. – Photo by AFP
Feng-Yi, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, rests inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Feng-Yi, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, rests inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Feng-Yi, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, rests inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Feng-Yi, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, rests inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, is fed an apple inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Fu-Wan, one of two giant pandas on loan from China, is fed an apple inside the Giant Panda Complex enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur. – Photo by AFP
Xin Xin, a male panda, is seen inside a cage during the opening ceremony of Panda Complex at National Zoo. – Photo by Reuters
Xin Xin, a male panda, is seen inside a cage during the opening ceremony of Panda Complex at National Zoo. – Photo by Reuters

The pandas arrived in Malaysia on May 21 to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China which will be celebrated on May 31. The pair will live in Malaysia for the next 10 years.

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