A year after his celebrated birth at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., panda cub Tai Shan appears on the cover of National Geographic with mother Mei Xiang.

熊猫宝宝泰山在华盛顿特区的史密斯国家动物园庆祝过一岁生日后，第二年就和妈妈美香登上了国家地理杂志封面。

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On Thursday, Tai Shan goes to China to take part in a breeding program, along with his three-year-old female cousin Mei LAN, from Zoo Atlanta.

在周四，泰山将和来自亚特兰大动物园的表亲、3岁的雌性熊猫梅兰，一起前往中国参加一个饲养计划。

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Pandas Tai Shan and Mei Lan, born in the US, will head for China Thursday from Washington DC's National Zoo under terms of a loan agreement.

当地时间4日，因租借期满，在美国出生的大熊猫"泰山"和"美兰"将从位于华盛顿的美国国家动物园启程回国开始新的生活。

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