![Lee Jin-Man A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for a farewell ceremony before Fu Bao is transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/31217aa5bfc84f4b8ec099415ff8de55/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for a farewell ceremony before Fu Bao is transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Chung Sung-Jun FILE - Giant panda Fu Bao eats bamboo at Everland amusement park on March 3, 2024, in Yongin, South Korea. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday, April 3. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b333c0208b6a43509feaff466f5b06e4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Giant panda Fu Bao eats bamboo at Everland amusement park on March 3, 2024, in Yongin, South Korea. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday, April 3. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP, File)
![Lee Jin-Man Visitors wipe tears after a vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, moves to the airport at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b0abf066374e417195e685691fa8d92d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Visitors wipe tears after a vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, moves to the airport at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man Visitors gather to see a vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, before she was transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78eb2972531649c3afdd656867ae1bd2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Visitors gather to see a vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, before she was transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man Visitors hold pictures of Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, before Fu Bao is transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6f118b86590d4e64bb1a15825c8319e1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Visitors hold pictures of Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, before Fu Bao is transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for a farewell ceremony before being transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/15a6c4048a8e4939ab6b59229fae4332/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for a farewell ceremony before being transferred to the airport for China at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Uncredited In this photo taken April 3, 2024 and released by China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Giant panda Fu Bao is seen in a cage after arriving on a plane from South Korea at the Shuangliu airport in Chengdu. Fu Bao has been a major attraction at the Everland theme park near Seoul since she was born there in 2020 to two pandas who came from China earlier on a lease program. On Wednesday, many panda fans in South Korea braved rain to attend a farewell ceremony at the Everland park for Fu Bao, who was flown to China later in the day. (via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/70c3f653382449c596ca548989c1d9bb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo taken April 3, 2024 and released by China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Giant panda Fu Bao is seen in a cage after arriving on a plane from South Korea at the Shuangliu airport in Chengdu. Fu Bao has been a major attraction at the Everland theme park near Seoul since she was born there in 2020 to two pandas who came from China earlier on a lease program. On Wednesday, many panda fans in South Korea braved rain to attend a farewell ceremony at the Everland park for Fu Bao, who was flown to China later in the day. (via AP)
![Uncredited In this photo taken April 3, 2024 and released by China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Giant panda Fu Bao is lowered on a platform after arriving on a plane from South Korea at the Shuangliu airport in Chengdu. Fu Bao has been a major attraction at the Everland theme park near Seoul since she was born there in 2020 to two pandas who came from China earlier on a lease program. On Wednesday, many panda fans in South Korea braved rain to attend a farewell ceremony at the Everland park for Fu Bao, who was flown to China later in the day. (via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dccbe2d7bb7c43d19428a4d029237f6f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this photo taken April 3, 2024 and released by China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Giant panda Fu Bao is lowered on a platform after arriving on a plane from South Korea at the Shuangliu airport in Chengdu. Fu Bao has been a major attraction at the Everland theme park near Seoul since she was born there in 2020 to two pandas who came from China earlier on a lease program. On Wednesday, many panda fans in South Korea braved rain to attend a farewell ceremony at the Everland park for Fu Bao, who was flown to China later in the day. (via AP)
![Lee Jin-Man A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, moves past at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6a3c3657a8cd42fa86360eade0fb039f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, moves past at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, moves past at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/916a2a03620045349421a8b420d7226b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A vehicle carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, moves past at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at the rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
![Lee Jin-Man A vehicle, rear left, carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for its farewell ceremony at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/104f86e876084fe8b82de07209c58f66/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A vehicle, rear left, carrying Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, arrives for its farewell ceremony at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South Korea to bid farewell to their beloved giant panda before her departure to China on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)