Under strict supervision, Yuan Meng is escorted to his aircraft in a transport box. The first panda born in France is leaving Paris, where he was raised at the Beauval Zoo, heading for China, the home of his parents. Hundreds of visitors and zoo staff bid him „Bon Voyage“ and wish him the best of luck for his next mission: In Chengdu, in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, Yuan Meng will be taken to a reproduction center where he will contribute to the conservation of his species.