Panda pair make outdoor debut on Valentine´s Day in Taiwan

The pandas, "Tuan Tuan" and "Yuan Yuan" (together meaning "reunion"), started to meet indoor visitors on Jan. 26, the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. They arrived on the island on Dec. 23.

The pandas "Tuan Tuan" and "Yuan Yuan" play  outdoors at the Taipei Zoo on Feb. 14, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)

The venue for the pair's outdoor activities covers an area of 750 square meters and has been decorated with grass, trees, a waterfall and hills to simulate the wild environment where the species inhabit.