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Visitors take photos of giant panda Xiang Xiang during her last viewing day at Ueno Zoo, before her return to China, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Thousands of Japanese fans bade farewell to the beloved giant panda, who was born in June 2017, the first giant panda to be born and raised naturally at the zoo in nearly three decades on Sunday.

People wait in line to look at giant panda Xiang Xiang ahead of her return to China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Giant panda Xiang Xiang is seen at a cage during her last viewing day at Ueno Zoo, before her return to China, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Visitors shed tears to see giant panda Xiang Xiang during her last viewing day at Ueno Zoo, before her return to China, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Visitors shed tears to see giant panda Xiang Xiang during her last viewing day at Ueno Zoo, before her return to China, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

A visitor records video of giant panda Xiang Xiang ahead of her return to China at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 19, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)