But this year, the tragic death of a 22-year-old influencer, known as Cuihua on the short video app Douyin, at a weight loss camp in the northwestern Shaanxi province has cast a somber light on the practice.
The pandas from Northwest China's Shaanxi province have a different appearance compared with those from Southwest China's Sichuan province, where giant pandas are thought to originate.
Zhang, a former kindergarten teacher now working at a nursing home in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, also noted the significance of providing emotional value to the elderly.
An official from Shaanxi's provincial health commission says compared with the early stages of the outbreak, the rapid acceleration of the community spread has been contained.
Chinese researchers have discovered the world's earliest known residue of cosmetics using synthesized lead white, in an archaeological study in Shaanxi province.
Cao Long, a researcher at the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, said that it is not yet possible to conclude that Emperor Wendi or Empress Bo had a special preference for giant pandas.