Actress Zhou Xun joins UNDP Global Panda Naming Campaign

By Huang Zhiling (chinadaily,com.cn) Updated: 2016-05-15 19:44

Actress Zhou Xun (R) asks Chengdu Research Base chief Zhang Zhihe some basic information about pandas in Sichuan May 15, 2016.[Photo provided by sina.com]

Chinese actress Zhou Xun traveled to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province on Sunday. The actress met with her newest fellow United Nations Development Program Ambassadors, two male pandas.

Zhou, who is the UNDP China National Goodwill Ambassador, fed the two eight-month old twin pandas bamboo shoots in a panda nursery and asked base chief Zhang Zhihe some basic information about pandas.

"The two pandas were chosen as the UNDP Animal Ambassadors for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in January. And Zhou Xun lent her support to the UNDP Global Panda Naming Campaign and Search for Panda Champions for the Global Goals," said Li Jie, an information officer at the base.

In January, UNDP launched the Global Panda Campaign to name the two pandas and search for 17 Panda Champions for the Global Goals as an innovative approach to engaging the public on the SDG.

"People worldwide can visit pandas in 25 designated zoos in 17 countries and make a video clip in which both they and pandas can be seen. After the clip is uploaded to the website - www.sdgpanda.org - they can participate in the selection of the 17 Panda Champions for the Global Goals. The winner will be announced in July," Li said.