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Quancheng Oulebao Animal Kingdom

Zoo
0 active
china
36.7432, 116.8351

Quancheng Oulebao Animal Kingdom in Dezhou, Shandong Province, is a large theme park and zoo complex that houses several giant pandas.

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Pandas connected to china

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Ya Er

ι›…δΊŒ

Alive
12 years old
Quancheng Oulebao Animal Kingdom

Ya Er (ι›…δΊŒ, studbook #904) is a female giant panda born August 27, 2013 at the Chengdu Research Base. Daughter of Xing Ya...

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Cover image for "The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch"
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The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch

A curated global guide to over 50 panda documentaries spanning seven decades, seven thematic categories, and ten countries β€” from Pan Wenshi's raw Qinling field recordings in the 1990s to the 2024 Korean theatrical release Goodbye, Grandpa. Every film is verified, reviewed, and linked to the real pandas, keepers, and breeding centers behind the footage.

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Cover image for "How to Become a Panda Keeper: More Than Just Shoveling Poo"
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How to Become a Panda Keeper: More Than Just Shoveling Poo

Becoming a panda keeper is statistically harder than gaining admission to many elite universities β€” annual acceptance rates at the Chengdu Research Base are below 5%. This article explores the education, physical demands, emotional resilience, and daily realities of panda keeping, featuring interviews with keepers who describe their work as 'the most difficult, least glamorous, and most meaningful job in animal care.'

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Cover image for "Bifengxia Base: The First Stop for Every Returning Overseas Panda"
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Bifengxia Base: The First Stop for Every Returning Overseas Panda

Nestled in the misty mountains above Ya'an, Sichuan, the Bifengxia Panda Base is the quiet epicenter of the global panda diaspora β€” the place every overseas-born panda first encounters when it returns to China. With its cool climate, abundant bamboo, and specialized quarantine facilities, Bifengxia has processed every major panda homecoming of the modern era, from Tai Shan in 2010 to Fu Bao in 2024.

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Cover image for "K-Panda Fever: How Everland Turned Fu Bao Into a Korean National Icon"
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K-Panda Fever: How Everland Turned Fu Bao Into a Korean National Icon

In 2016, Ai Bao and Le Bao arrived at Everland in South Korea as diplomatic gifts. In 2020, they produced Fu Bao β€” the first panda born in Korea β€” and ignited a cultural phenomenon that transformed Korean panda keeping into a national obsession. This article traces how Everland's media strategy, the emotional bond between keeper Kang Cheol-won and Fu Bao, and the Korean public's embrace of 'panda parenting' created the most intense panda fandom outside China.

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