Japanese media： The giant panda Xiangxiang brought 53.9 billion yen in economic benefits in three and a half years.

　　BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) China’s giant panda Xiangxiang, who has lived in Ueno Zoo in Tokyo for more than five years, returned to China on the evening of 21st, causing widespread concern.

　　According to the Nikkei Asia report, "Xiangxiang" has boosted the Japanese economy. Katsuhiro Miyamoto, an emeritus professor of economics at Kansai University, estimates that Xiangxiang brought economic benefits of 53.9 billion yen ($402 million) in the first three and a half years of its life.

　　It is reported that Xiangxiang was born in Ueno Zoo in June, 2017, and her parents were Japanese giant pandas Bili and Fairy. (Zhongxin Finance)