46 Dutch ponies arrive in Zhengzhou via Air Silk Road

46 Dutch ponies arrive in Zhengzhou via Air Silk Road

46匹荷兰小马驹组团打“飞的”来郑州

Loaded with 46 2 to 8-year-old Dutch ponies, a CV9723 cargo plane operated by Cargolux arrived at Zhengzhou airport at around 1 am on August 17 after 11 hours of flying from Luxembourg. It is the first time for Zhengzhou airport to import ponies, which is the largest batch of horses ever imported.

郑州机场进口活体动物“特色口岸”再添新萌宠。8月17日1时许，卢森堡货运航空公司CV9723航班在郑州机场落地，经过11个小时的空中“旅行”，46匹三岁到八岁不等的荷兰小矮马从卢森堡运抵郑州机场。这是郑州航空口岸近五年来首次进口矮马，也是历年来马匹进口量最多的一批。

46 Dutch ponies arrive in Zhengzhou via Air Silk Road. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

Since 2023, a total of 23 batches of 7,113 live animals, including horses, breeding sheep and alpacas, have been imported to China via Zhengzhou airport. The imports are mainly from France, Chile, the Netherlands, Australia, the United States, etc.

据了解，2023年以来，郑州机场空中活体动物走廊日趋热闹，已保障23批7113头（只）活体动物经郑州机场入境，主要品种有马匹、种羊、羊驼等，分别来自法国、智利、荷兰、澳大利亚、美国等国家。（中文来源/大河网 记者/祝传鹏 编译/杨佳欣 周金淼 审校/李文竞）