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Pandas arrive in Washington

WAP2000120688 - 06 DECEMBER 2000 - WOLONG, SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA: The male giant panda Tian Tian (pronounced t-YEN t-YEN) was born August 27, 1997 at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong, Sichuan Province. Tian Tian means Ã’more and more.Ã“ rlw/SmithsonianÃ•s National Zoological Park/Jessie Cohen UPI.

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