Editor's Note:
Basi, world’s oldest panda in captivity, turns 37 on January 18. Born in 1980 in Baoxing, Sichuan Province, Basi was the inspiration for Panpan, the mascot of the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. Global Times online has collected photos of several important moments from Basi’s life.
Basi eats her 35th birthday cake in Fuzhou, Fujian on November 28, 2015. Photo: CFP 
Basi waves to visitors during her 30th birthday in Fuzhou on November 13, 2010. Photo: CFP 
Basi cuddles with a Panpan doll in Fuzhou as the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou kicked off on November 12, 2010. Basi was the inspiration for Panpan, the mascot for the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. Photo: CFP 
Basi enjoys her 25th birthday cake in Fuzhou on December 18, 2005. Every year in a panda’s life is the equivalent to four human years. Photo: CFP 
Basi takes a bath in Fuzhou on June 3, 2005. Photo: CFP 
A doctor checks Basi’s eye before an operation for cataracts on April 28, 2002. Photo: CFP 
Basi sleeps after the operation. Photo: CFP 
Basi recovers after eye surgery. Basi was the first panda in the world to undergo a successful cataract operation. Photo: CFP 
Basi performs during the 1991 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Photo: Globaltimes.cn
