Xiong Zan, the official mascot of Taipei City.

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[Reporter Wei Jinyun/Taipei Report] When the Taipei City Government hosted the World University Games in 2017, it launched the mascot "Xiong Zan" in the shape of a Taiwanese black bear, and made "Xiong Zan" the official mascot of Taipei City after the end of the Universiade. Attending various public welfare and city marketing activities. Unexpectedly, City Councilor Chen Yijun found that Xiong Zan attended too few activities from January to April this year. Today, he scolded Xiong Zan in the parliament, "You are really lazy"!

Ask Xiong Zanying to work harder to make money for black bears and improve their lives.

Taipei City Government Tourism and Communications Bureau stated that Xiong Zan, as a black bear in Taiwan, has spared no effort in promoting black bear conservation. He often promotes the issue of caring for black bears through Facebook fan posts or videos. How can Xiong Zan's authorization money do his part for black bear conservation? Long-term viable options will be discussed with the zoo.

The Taipei City Council conducted an inquiry to the education department this afternoon. Taipei City Councilor Chen Yijun wore a full set of "Taiwanese black bear costume" to care about the situation of Asian black bears and sun bears in the Taipei City Zoo. In the name of black bears, is it possible to give back the proceeds from the sale of commodities to the zoo as a fund for the conservation of black bears?

"This bear is too lazy!" Chen Yijun counted Xiong Zan's itinerary from January to April this year and pointed out that there were only 3 in January, 4 in February, 7 more in March, and 4 in April. Scolded "Xiong Zan, you are really lazy", and strongly demanded that Xiong Zan travel more.

Chen Yijun believes that Xiong Zan, as a goodwill ambassador, should go to the zoo at least once a week, let the zoo sell more Xiong Zan products, and let Xiong Zan wave his hands and take pictures with children in the zoo, which may promote the sales of Xiong Zan products. It's getting better and better, and shouted to Xiongzan with confidence, "Let's work hard to make money for the black bears to use and improve the lives of the black bears"!

"You are Taiwan Xiong Zan, you are the pride of Taipei City!" Chen Yijun criticized Xiong Zan for earning so little money, "It's because you see that you are so lazy", she even asked Xiong Zan's serial bombs, "Go out and make money Okay? Xiong Zan! Can you? The Universiade in this world is over, your mission is coming to an end, aren’t you afraid that you won’t have a job? Right? Okay?”

The Bureau of Observation and Publicity is required to discuss with the zoo to allow Xiong Zanduo to visit the zoo as a goodwill ambassador, to enrich the education of black bears in the park, and to allocate part of the proceeds from the sales of Xiong Zan's products to strengthen the promotion of Taiwan's black bears.

In view of the lack of Xiong Zan's schedule, the Bureau of Observation and Communication added that although the number of Xiong Zan's attendance at events during the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic has decreased, it has gradually recovered, including the 2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival in February this year And at the National Indigenous Games in March and the live party of the World Baseball Classic, you can see Xiongzan cheering and interacting.

Wearing a full set of "Taiwanese black bear costume", Taipei City Councilor Chen Yijun (standing in the lower right corner) thought that the mascot of the Taipei City Government "Xiong Zan" (on the left of the information desk) attended too few activities, and scolded Xiong Zan in the meeting hall. You are really lazy."

(Photographed by reporter Wei Jinyun)