Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify " forever" , both are " Jiu Jiu" , Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration.
The arrival came after panda couple Bing Xing and Hua Zui Ba, accompanied by their three Madridborn cubs Chulina, You You and Jiu Jiu, returned to China on Feb 29.
But after the boys were abed, he sat long before his fire with the tired look on his face and the 'heimweh', or homesickness, lying heavy at his heart.