Zookeepers to talk panda at Fu Bao talk sessions at Everland theme park

Giant panda Fu Bao takes a photo with zookeepers Kang Cheol-won and Song Young-gwan at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Everland will host “Fu Bao Zookeeper Talk Concerts” to tell the story of the giant panda Fu Bao and her life in Korea, the theme park announced Tuesday.

Zookeepers Kang Cheol-won and Song Young-gwan, the “grandfathers” of Fu Bao, will participate in 30-minute talk sessions once a day for two weeks starting Dec. 2 at the Global Fair indoor performance hall at Everland, a theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi.

The zookeepers will tell the story of Fu Bao and the panda family, from how Fu Bao was born to her life growing up, and information about giant pandas in general.

There will also be multiple special sessions during the two weeks, during which popular videos of Fu Bao, impromptu Q. and A. sessions with the zookeepers and photo taking events will be held.

Those wishing to participate can make a reservation in advance starting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday through the Everland mobile app. Tickets cost 5,000 won ($3.8) but will be fully refunded in the form of membership points that can be used at Everland's online and offline stores.

Fu Bao is the first giant panda to be born in Korea and bred at Everland. Born to her father Le Bao and mother Ai Bao, Fu Bao recently became an older sister to twins Rui Bao and Hui Bao. She is three years old and will be moved to China early next year before her fourth birthday, for endangered wildlife preservation reasons.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]