1st LD-Writethru: Giant panda trio return to China from U.S.

CHENGDU, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Giant pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their male cub, Xiao Qi Ji, arrived at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday night, after wrapping up their stay in the United States.

The FedEx Express Boeing 777 Freighter with a massive giant panda picture painted outside the cockpit landed at the airport at 11:12 p.m. Thursday, greeted by giant panda keepers from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.