Panda cubs debut
2012-11-02 00:24:00 GMT2012-11-02 08:24:00(Beijing Time)
Seven giant panda cubs that were recently born sleep while meeting with the public at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 1, 2012. The research base showed the public on Thursday seven of the eight giant pandas that it breeded this year. (Xinhua/Cai Kai)
A panda raiser shows Oreo, a giant panda cub that was recently born at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 1, 2012. The research base showed the public on Thursday seven of the eight giant pandas that it breeded this year. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A panda raiser shows Oreo, a giant panda cub that was recently born at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 1, 2012. The research base showed the public on Thursday seven of the eight giant pandas that it breeded this year. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Visitors look at three giant panda cubs that were recently born at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 1, 2012. The research base showed the public on Thursday seven of the eight giant pandas that it breeded this year. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Seven giant panda cubs that were recently born sleep while meeting with the public at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Nov. 1, 2012. The research base showed the public on Thursday seven of the eight giant pandas that it breeded this year. (Xinhua/Cai Kai)
Seven captive panda cubs born this year at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding meet the public yesterday. The Chengdu panda base in southwest China described the seven as its "total output" this year and said there won't be any new babies to be delivered soon.
One of the panda cubs was born on the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Games and has been given the name Oreo in a vote by panda lovers around the world.
The name, recommended by an American woman, means "beauty" in Greek and is also the name of a cookie, which shares the same colors as giant pandas. The name Oreo's first letter coincides with the first letter of Olympics, reminding people of her birth date. Also, Oreo's mother is called Li Li and Oreo's Chinese translation, Ao Li Ao, links with her mother's name .