A breeding center in southwest China's Sichuan Province announced on Saturday that healthy twin pandas were born on Friday.

A panda named Nini gave birth to the two female cubs Friday evening, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding said.

They were the fifth pair of twins born in the breeding center this year.

Nini also has a twin brother, according to the breeding center.

The Chengdu center said it has bred 211 pandas.