Two giant pandas set off from Chengdu for 10-year stay at Zoo Atlanta

File photos of giant pandas Ping Ping (L) and Fu Shuang (R). (Photo: VCG)

CHENGDU, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- A pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, departed for Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province on a chartered flight at 2:55 a.m. Sunday, kicking off their 10-year stay at the zoo.

Before the departure, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding held a farewell ceremony for the pair.