The female panda He Hua, nicknamed Huahua, interacts with her breeder surnamed Tan at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The fluffy panda has become a star on Chinese social media platforms for her cute appearance, friendliness and interesting interactions with other pandas and Tan. Photo: IC Photo

Huahua follows Tan on a road at the base on Dec. 23. Huahua is one of the few pandas that still allows people to get up close to her after two years old. Photo: IC Photo

Visitors flock to the base to get a glimpse of Huahua on March 7. Data from Chinese online travel giant Qunar.com show that from March 1 to March 12 ticket sales of the base increased by nine times from the same period last year, making it the most popular attraction in Sichuan province. Photo: Photo: IC Photo

Huahua enjoys bamboo shoots on Oct. 13. She is smaller than most pandas of the same age, but she is always friendly when other pandas steal her food. Photo: VCG

Huahua, which means flower in Chinese, takes a break. She often moves slowly and struggles climbing because she was born with her right back paw turned outward. Photo: Courtesy of iPanda

Huahua’s mother is Cheng Gong and her father is Mei Lan, who was born at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia. Photo: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Huahua (left) and her twin brother He Ye. They were born in July 2020. Photo: Courtesy of iPanda

The twins tussle over a birthday cake in 2022 on their second birthday. Photo: Tian Gaoshan/Xinhua

Visitors take photos of the giant panda twins in July 2022. Photo: Shen Bohan/Xinhua