Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2016 shows twin panda cubs "Jianjian" (R) and "Kangkang" at a park in Macao, south China. Macao's twin panda cubs were officially named "Jianjian" and "Kangkang" by the government out of 1,718 names recommended by Macao citizens, the special administrative region(SAR)'s civil affair authorities said on Saturday. (Xinhua)

Macau's twin panda cubs have been officially named Jianjian and Kangkang by the government out of 1,718 names recommended by Macau citizens.

The names for the twin brothers represent good wishes from the Macau people, as Jian Kang in Chinese means “being healthy.” They were chosen by the government out of 1,718 names proposed by 3,587 citizens according to their meaning, pronunciation, and previous panda names, Macau’s Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau said on Saturday.

Jianjian and Kangkang were the most favored choices as they were proposed by 1,117 citizens, some of whom said they chose them to wish the panda cubs good health and wish Macau people good health and a happy life.

The bureau said another reason for making the choice is their parents’ names Kaikai and Xinxin are frequently used with Jianjian and Kangkang in Chinese.

The combination of this family’s names are Kaixin Jiankang, meaning being happy and healthy.

According to the panda care team, the twin cubs now weigh 4,115 grams and 3,335 grams from 135 grams and 53.8 grams at birth. They have their parents’ black-and-white appearance, with their eyes open but only can see things in a short distance.

Xinxin gave birth to the pair of male twin cubs on June 26. Xinxin and Kaikai were chosen from Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan Province as a gift of the central government to Macau.

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