CRI听力:Washington Zoo Votes for Panda Name

The US National Zoo is teaming up with the Chinese Embassy in Washington to encourage people around the world to vote for the name of a newly-born baby Panda at the National Zoo.

CRI's Washington correspondent Xiaohong has more.

Report: The Smithsonian's National Zoo on Tuesday opened a specially-designed webpage to encourage Panda lovers worldwide to help pick a name for its new Panda.

There are five names listed on the website.

Voters can choose among Mulan, Baobao, Linghua, Longyun and Zhenbao.

Mulan is the name of a legendary female Chinese warrior from the 5th century which became popularized in a Disney movie of the same name.

Mulan is also the Chinese name for the magnolia flower.

Baobao is a common nickname for Chinese babies, which translates to treasure.

Linghua means darling and delicate flower.

Longyun comes from Long, the Chinese symbol of the dragon and Yun which means charming.

Zhenbao translates to precious and valuable.

The five names have been put forward by China's US Ambassador Cui Tiankai and his US counterpart Gary Locke.

The results will be unveiled on December 1st when the Panda cub celebrates her 100th day, which is a traditional Chinese milestone.

The panda cub was born on August 23rd.

She currently weighs 3.7 kilograms and is now able to open her eyes and crawl.

She is expected to make her first public appearance earlier next year.

To date, there are 15 giant pandas living in the United States.

Last month, the Atlanta Zoo named its newly-born twins Meilun and Meihuan, which is also the result of an online vote.

For CRI, I'm Xiaohong from Washington.