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September 30, 2010, Thursday
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FORGET the "Super Girls" and all the American idol-like talent shows. For now, China's superstars are those people who know everything about giant pandas.
Six panda lovers have been named as "pambassadors" after the finals of a global competition for panda keepers held yesterday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Wang Yu-wen, a university student from Taiwan, stood out as the champion of the contest. The five other winners hail from the Chinese mainland, Japan, Sweden, France and the United States.
The six winners will spend one month taking care of six giant pandas in Chengdu and blog about their experiences at pandahome.com to raise awareness of the endangered animal.
They will also have the opportunity to witness the birth of baby pandas and trek into the mountains around Chengdu to study wild pandas.
During the contest, 12 finalists answered a wide range of questions on panda care, named eight types of bamboo, staged an artistic performance to demonstrate their personality and give a presentation about pandas.
Their performances were judged by a five-member expert panel consisting of three panda researchers; World Wild Fund for Nature official Jing Hui; and John Banovich, an avid wildlife painter from the United States.
"The contestants know much about the history and background knowledge of the giant pandas, but they lack in expert knowledge," Zhang Anju, an expert judge said, "But generally speaking, they have done a great job since they have had just one week's training before the contest."
The artistic performance was the highlight of the event, as the contestants put on talent shows they had been preparing for days.
Italian contestant Ylenia Vimercati Molano's emulating of panda's moves and South African contestant Chriszalda Pieterse's humorous performance of the traditional opera of Sichuan Province triggered roars of laughter and applause from the audience.
The contestants also told stories about their favorite pandas.
At the end of his presentation, French contestant David Algranti said, "The result of the contest is not important at all. My purpose for joining this event is to make some contribution for the protection of the giant pandas, and thankfully I have been rewarded with some precious friendships and knowledge about giant pandas along the way."
Organized by the Chengdu Panda Base and conservation group WWF, the contest drew more than 62,000 applicants from around the world. Twelve lucky contestants were selected by the panel of experts to enter the final round.
The 12 finalists arrived in Chengdu on September 23 for training at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding. They learned to clean panda enclosures, prepare bamboo, fruit and corn bread, and build outdoor climbing facilities.
Six panda lovers have been named as "pambassadors" after the finals of a global competition for panda keepers held yesterday in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Wang Yu-wen, a university student from Taiwan, stood out as the champion of the contest. The five other winners hail from the Chinese mainland, Japan, Sweden, France and the United States.
The six winners will spend one month taking care of six giant pandas in Chengdu and blog about their experiences at pandahome.com to raise awareness of the endangered animal.
They will also have the opportunity to witness the birth of baby pandas and trek into the mountains around Chengdu to study wild pandas.
During the contest, 12 finalists answered a wide range of questions on panda care, named eight types of bamboo, staged an artistic performance to demonstrate their personality and give a presentation about pandas.
Their performances were judged by a five-member expert panel consisting of three panda researchers; World Wild Fund for Nature official Jing Hui; and John Banovich, an avid wildlife painter from the United States.
"The contestants know much about the history and background knowledge of the giant pandas, but they lack in expert knowledge," Zhang Anju, an expert judge said, "But generally speaking, they have done a great job since they have had just one week's training before the contest."
The artistic performance was the highlight of the event, as the contestants put on talent shows they had been preparing for days.
Italian contestant Ylenia Vimercati Molano's emulating of panda's moves and South African contestant Chriszalda Pieterse's humorous performance of the traditional opera of Sichuan Province triggered roars of laughter and applause from the audience.
The contestants also told stories about their favorite pandas.
At the end of his presentation, French contestant David Algranti said, "The result of the contest is not important at all. My purpose for joining this event is to make some contribution for the protection of the giant pandas, and thankfully I have been rewarded with some precious friendships and knowledge about giant pandas along the way."
Organized by the Chengdu Panda Base and conservation group WWF, the contest drew more than 62,000 applicants from around the world. Twelve lucky contestants were selected by the panel of experts to enter the final round.
The 12 finalists arrived in Chengdu on September 23 for training at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding. They learned to clean panda enclosures, prepare bamboo, fruit and corn bread, and build outdoor climbing facilities.
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