Hong Kongs Babyandas are now called Jia Jia and de de

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In Hongkong wurden die ersten vor Ort geborenen Riesenpandas offiziell benannt. Die niedlichen Zwillinge heißen Jia Jia und De De, was so viel bedeutet wie „Elder Sister“ (ältere Schwester) und „Little Brother“ (kleiner Bruder). Ihre Namen wurden am Dienstag während einer feierlichen Veranstaltung im Ocean Park, dem Freizeitpark, der diese Pandas sowie deren Eltern und …
The first giant pandas born on site were officially named in Hong Kong. The cute twins are called Jia Jia and de de, which means something like "Elder Sister" (older sister) and "Little Brother" (little brother). Her names were on Tuesday during a solemn event in Ocean Park, the amusement park, which these pandas and their parents and ... (Symbolbild/DNAT)

The first giant pandas born on site were officially named in Hong Kong. The cute twins are called Jia Jia and de de, which means something like "Elder Sister" (older sister) and "Little Brother" (little brother). Her names were announced on Tuesday during a solemn event in Ocean Park, the amusement park, which houses these pandas as well as their parents and two other pandas from mainland china. Over 35,700 proposals were submitted by the citizens in a name competition.

meaning of the names

The Chinese characters "Jia" from the name of the female baby "Jia Jia" conveys a message of support and includes the element of the family and a touch of lucky grace. The name stands for the prosperity of families and the nation as well as the happiness of the people, according to the park.

The “de” characters from the name of the male baby means success and has the connotative meaning that Hong Kong is successful in everything. The sound of "de" is also similar to the Chinese sign of virtue, which indicates that the giant panda's properties that are valued by the people in China.

tradition and culture

Paulo Pong, chairman of Ocean Park, said that when naming the Pandas, they traditionally used the mandarin pronunciation for the English names. "Jia" sounds similar to the word in the Cantonese for older sister, while "de de" sounds a little like the expression for little brother. Cantonese is the mother tongue of many Hong Kong.

"It's a very positive couple of names," he said. "We had to be a little creative when naming."

economic importance and tourism

The birth of the twins in August made her mother Ying Ying the oldest first pandamother in the world. Their great popularity among the locals, visitors and on social media raised hopes for an increase in tourism in the city, where politicians advertise the associated economic opportunities as a "panda economy".

experts now observe whether the attitude of six pandas contributes to reviving the park of the park, especially since the care of animals is expensive. Ocean Park recorded a deficit of $ 71.6 million in the last financial year (approx. 9.2 million US dollars).

Nevertheless, there was an increase of almost 40% in the number of visitors and a 40% increase in the total income in the park during a five-day holiday, which began on May 1st in mainland China. Pong hopes that this upward trend will also last through the summer, the Halloween and Christmas time.

pandas as national icons

pandas are considered unofficial national symbol of China. The program for the loan of giant pandas on zoos abroad has long been seen as an instrument of soft power diplomacy Beijings.