Doha's first-ever Panda House was officially open the public on November 17th.(locate) at Al Khor Park near the Al Bayt Stadium, the Panda House will be home to Chinese giants, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing.
"The giant pandas (receive) careful and thoughtful care since they moved in", Chinese Ambassador to Qatar Zhou Jian said, (add) that they can understand certain words in the Sichuan dialect.
"The (expert) here are working very hard to take care of the giant pandas and trying to learn the dialect to communicate with the pandas (well)," he said. "I must say they are doing great job."
Born in the Wolong Panda Base, a natural (protect) zone under the China Giant Panda Research Center in Sichuan Province, Si Hai and Jing Jing arrived in Qatar on October 19th went through a 21-day quarantine (隔离期). After that, they met the public in their (full) air-conditioned areas.
