The reason why giant pandas can't return to China is that the contract period has not yet expired. Panda Yaya, female, pedigree number 507, was born in Beijing Zoo on August 3, 2000, and her mother is Panda Lele (pedigree number 320). In April 2003, I lived in Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, USA. After the expiration of the 20 13 agreement, it will be extended for 10 years. On June 65438+February 26th, 2022 and February 26th, 5438+0, local time, Memphis Zoo, Tennessee announced that Yaya, a giant panda from the United States, would be returned to China, ending its 20-year lease. Yaya's contract expires on April 7, 2023. On the morning of February 20th, 2023, a person familiar with the matter told the reporter that the staff of China Zoo Association revealed: "According to the previous plan, relevant experts have left for the United States. If the formalities are smooth, I will return to China in advance. " During this time, videos and photos of the giant panda "Yaya" living in Memphis Zoo in the United States were circulated on the Internet. The ya ya in the video and photos is as thin as a bone, and there is no cute image of chubby, round and coquettish in everyone's mind. His companion Lele died abnormally on February 1 day.