Celebrations were held for a young giant panda cub who turned six-months-old on Wednesday at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province.
Panda cub Mei Zhu was born at the zoo on June 18 to mother Meng Meng, the eldest of the world's only giant panda triplets who this year turned ten-years-old.
Zookeepers held a public event to mark the adorable panda's half-year milestone on Wednesday, and prepared a special "birthday cake" made with tender bamboo shoots, carrots, and other ingredients for Mei Zhu to feast on.
The party continued as more toys and special equipment was added to her play area, ensuring an entertaining day for the cuddly cub.
After enjoying her cake, Mei Zhu was weighed, measured, and given a physical check-up, with the young cub said to be growing healthily and in good condition, according to staff at the Chimelong Safari Park.
"Currently, the giant panda cub is in the phase of learning to climb trees, engaging in playful wrestling with its mother, and mastering the art of eating bamboo shoots and leaves. She was born at a weight of 178 grams and now weighs 10.88 kilograms. She's in excellent health," said giant panda keeper Chen Shuqing.
Mei Zhu was the first newborn panda at China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas' Guangdong Site this year.
Her mother Meng Meng was also born in Guangzhou back in July 2014, along with her two brothers Shuai Shuai and Ku Ku.
Celebrations as giant panda cub turns six-months-old in Guangzhou
The industry scale of safety and emergency equipment enterprises in China has exceeded 780 billion yuan (about 107.1 million U.S. dollars), said Shan Zhongde, vice minister of industry and information technology, on Tuesday at the 2024 China Safety and Emergency Industry Conference in Gongguan City, south China's Guangdong Province.
China has established 26 safety and emergency industry bases across 17 provinces and created the first national advanced manufacturing cluster for safety and emergency equipment in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
As of now, the scale of key sectors in China's safety and emergency equipment industry has exceeded 780 billion yuan, a nearly 10 percent growth compared to last year. It is expected that by 2025, the industry could reach a trillion-yuan scale.
"With joint efforts from all sides, the number of safety and emergency equipment enterprises in China has exceeded 5,000, and the industry scale has surpassed 780 billion yuan, showing potential to be developed into a trillion-yuan new economic growth point," said Shan Zhongde.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that moving forward, safety and emergency equipment will be included as a key area for policy support within the strategic emerging industries, and the ministry will work to promote the coordinated development of the industry.
Efforts will focus on nurturing more "industry champions" and specialized, refined, unique, and innovative enterprises in the safety and emergency equipment sector. Additionally, the integration of innovation chains, industrial chains, financial chains, and talent chains will be actively promoted, the ministry said.
China's Industry scale of safety, emergency equipment enterprises exceeds 780 bln yuan: official
