Bao Bao arrives in China after 16-hour flight

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National Zoo panda Bao Bao arrived in Chengdu around 7 p.m. local time on Wednesday after a warm farewell from her fans in Washington D.C.

The 3 1/2-year-old giant panda left the National Zoo in Washington on Tuesday and was accompanied by two keepers and a veterinarian on the 16-hour nonstop flight.

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