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Hong Jun-pyo’s Facebook Capture: Mayor’s Panda Encounter in Chengdu Sparks Controversy

Hong Jun-pyo’s Facebook capture.

Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo, who visited Chengdu, China, shared a photo of a panda he saw there and said, “I think pandas are better than people.”

Mayor Hong wrote on his Facebook page on the 28th: ​​“Chengdu, Sichuan Province, the country of Liu Bei, is the center of great development in western China and a high-tech industrial city that is leaping forward to become one of the four largest cities in China. city ​​with a population of 25 million inhabitants”.

He mentioned the giant panda “Fubao” and explained: “Chengdu, famous for its pandas, is also a friendly city where Fubao, who came to our country, lives.”

He continued: “Sometimes I think pandas are better than humans because they eat for 10 hours a day and sleep the rest of the day in a private luxury villa,” and added: “This is the official program prepared by the city of Chengdu .”

Furthermore, a netizen said, “I imagine what it would be like to take Fu Bao to Dalseong Park Zoo. When a comment was made that said, “I think pandas born and raised in the metropolitan area could go to Daegu for local development,” Mayor Hong responded, “Once Daegu Grand Park is completed, pandas can be taken to Daegu.”

Hong Jun-pyo’s Facebook capture.

Previously on the 23rd, Mayor Hong said about Fubao, “He is nothing more than a panda who went to his hometown after going to Yongin Natural Farm (Everland).”

At that time, in the “Dream of Youth” section of his political platform “Dream of Youth” (Hong Jun-pyo responds to the concerns of young people), a netizen said: “They say that Fubao lives in Chengdu (China). She asked, “Will you also meet Fu Bao?”

Mayor Hong responded, “I don’t know the true intentions of those who are obsessed with Fu Bao,” and added, “Fu Bao is nothing more than a panda who went to his hometown after visiting Yongin Nature Farm.” .

Meanwhile, Fu Bao was born in Everland in 2020 to pandas Le Bao and Ai Bao. As the first giant panda born in Korea, she received a lot of love and was called nicknames such as “Yongin Pooh” and “Princess Pooh”. However, in accordance with the “Agreement on the Protection and Research of Giant Pandas”, which stipulates that pandas born outside China must be returned to China before the age of 4, Fu Bao left for the surfing base of Wolongshu in Sichuan Province, China, on the 3rd.
Kim Ye-seul, Donga.com reporter seul56@donga.com
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