Panda pair arrive in Taiwan

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, the two giant pandas from Chinese mainland, are seen in the quarantine area at Taipei zoo in Muzha December 23, 2008. The pandas from Southwestern Sichuan Province are a goodwill¹ gift from Beijing.

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, the two giant pandas from Chinese mainland, are seen in the quarantine area at Taipei zoo in Muzha December 23, 2008. The pandas from Southwestern Sichuan Province are a goodwill gift from Beijing.

People unload the cages containing Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, two giant pandas from Chinese mainland, from an EVA Airlines plane onto a truck which will head to Taipei zoo in Muzha December 23, 2008. The pair of giant pandas left their base in the mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan on Tuesday for Taiwan.