Giant pandas get Lantern Festival treats in Chongqing (1/4)

Giant pandas Qing Hua and Qing Lu enjoy special treat yuanxiao, a dessert ball made of glutinous rice, ahead of the Lantern Festival at Loca Joy Holiday Theme Park in Chongqing, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo/VCG)

Keepers at the park prepared balls of glutinous rice with fruit and vegetables as a Lantern Festival dessert for animals on Wednesday.

Giant pandas Qing Hua and Qing Lu enjoy special treat yuanxiao, a dessert ball made of glutinous rice, ahead of the Lantern Festival at Loca Joy Holiday Theme Park in Chongqing, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo/VCG)

Giant pandas Qing Hua and Qing Lu enjoy special treat yuanxiao, a dessert ball made of glutinous rice, ahead of the Lantern Festival at Loca Joy Holiday Theme Park in Chongqing, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo/VCG)

A giant panda Qiao Yue enjoys special treat yuanxiao, a dessert ball made of glutinous rice, ahead of the Lantern Festival at Loca Joy Holiday Theme Park in Chongqing, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo/VCG)