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Pandas given to the US by Xi Jinping
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are two giant pandas given to the United States by Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his 2026 state visit. They arrived at Zoo Atlanta on 27 September 2026.
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Capital and most populous city of Georgia, U.S.
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 at the 2020 census and an estimated 529,110 in 2025, Atlanta is the eighth-most populous city in the Southeast and the 36th-most populous city in the United States. Atlanta is classified as a Beta+ global city. The Atlanta metropolitan area has an estimated population of over 6.4 million and is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
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The two pandas will spend about a month in quarantine before making their public debut at Zoo Atlanta.
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to live at Atlanta zoo in Georgia as part of loan deal between Chinese and US governments
Zoo Atlanta has received two new giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, from China. The pandas arrived by a Fed-Ex plane dubbed the Panda Express on September 27.