Giant panda enjoys fruit feast as Lunar New Year draws near(1/5)

Miao Miao the giant panda enjoys its fruit feast at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto)

The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan province held a special fruit feast on Wednesday for Miao Miao, a giant panda born in 2012, as a way to welcome the upcoming Lunar New Year. The feast included a combination of honey, apples and other common ingredients that pandas usually like to eat. Lemons, carrots and oranges also were added.

Miao Miao the giant panda enjoys its fruit feast at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto)

Miao Miao the giant panda enjoys its fruit feast at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto)

Miao Miao the giant panda enjoys its fruit feast at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto)

Miao Miao the giant panda enjoys its fruit feast at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Jan. 23, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto)