There will soon be a giant panda-shaped hole in the capital's heart as a Washington zoo bids farewell to three of its biggest stars set to return to after two decades. Tian Tian, 26, Mei Xiang, 25, and their three-year-old cub Xiao Qi Ji, are setting off on Wednesday on a 19-hour journey aboard the 'Panda Express' to Chengdu, China. They are being packed up into specially designed crates with 220lbs of bamboo and plenty of apples for their voyage by FedEx van and plane.
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