Everland's newest panda Shubao draws 50,000 visitors in 10 days
Shubao, the youngest giant panda at Everland, has drawn about 50,000 visitors in roughly 10 days since she first went on public view, the theme park’s operator said Tuesday. Samsung C&T’s resort division, which runs Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, said the cub began appearing at the park’s Panda World enclosure on Oct. 30. She was on view for about an hour a day in her first week. Everland…
Shubao, the youngest giant panda at Everland, has attracted approximately 50,000 visitors in around ten days since her debut, according to Everland's operator. Samsung C&T's resort division, which manages the theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, revealed that the cub started making appearances in the park's Panda World enclosure on October 30.
During her first week, Shubao was open to visitors for approximately an hour each day. However, the park has since extended her daily viewing time to three to four hours as she adjusts to the presence of crowds. Shubao was born on June 3 to her parents, Aibao and Lebao, making her the fourth giant panda born in Korea. The other three are Fubao, who moved to China in April 2024, and the twin pandas Ruibao and Huibao, born in 2023.
Visitors are flocking to see the twins before they depart for China in the third week of December, as per international conservation rules. Giant pandas born outside China are required to relocate to the country before they reach the age of four, when they become eligible for breeding. Since Everland announced the departure of the twins, around 100,000 people have visited their enclosure in the past month.
The twins are scheduled to undergo a one-month quarantine starting Friday, but their departure is yet to be confirmed.
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