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Thailand
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Country 1 location 3 pandas
Thailand appears in the archive through long-term conservation partnerships, local institutions, and the pandas connected to them.
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Places in Thailand
1 location recorded
Panda profiles
Pandas connected to Thailand
3 pandas recorded
Currently in Thailand
The active panda profiles tied to institutions in this country.
Lin Bing
林冰
16 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Lin Bing (林冰, studbook #740) is a female giant panda born May 27, 2009 at Chiang Mai Zoo — the first giant panda born in...
captive-bred thailand overseas-born
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Born in Thailand
Pandas whose birth place is recorded inside this country.
Lin Bing
林冰
16 years old
Chiang Mai Zoo
Lin Bing (林冰, studbook #740) is a female giant panda born May 27, 2009 at Chiang Mai Zoo — the first giant panda born in...
captive-bred thailand overseas-born
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Previously linked here
Historical panda profiles connected to this country.
Chuang Chuang
创创
25 years old
Chiang Mai Zoo
Chuang Chuang was a male giant panda born on August 6, 2000 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant ...
View profileLin Hui
林惠
24 years old
Chiang Mai Zoo
Lin Hui (林惠) was a female giant panda born September 28, 2001 at Wolong's Hetaoping Base. She lived at Chiang Mai Zoo in...
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Further reading connected to Thailand
Culture 📚 general
Chiang Mai's Panda Memory: The 20-Year Love Story of Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui
For two decades, Chuang Chuang and Lin Hui were Thailand's only giant pandas — beloved national figures whose lives were followed by millions through a dedicated 24-hour panda television channel. This article remembers their story, the birth of their daughter Lin Bing, and the profound grief that swept Thailand when both pandas died.
thailand chiang-mai southeast-asia
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Culture 📚 general
Chengdu's Fan Economy: How One Panda Fuels an Entire City's Tourism
Hua Hua's celebrity has transformed the Chengdu Research Base from a conservation facility into one of China's most popular tourist destinations. This article examines the 'panda economy' — how a single charismatic animal drives millions in ticket sales, hotel bookings, merchandise revenue, and social media engagement, and what this phenomenon reveals about the economic power of animal celebrity.
1 panda
economy tourism fan-culture
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Recent activity
What the archive has recorded here
2023
Apr 19
Lin Hui passes away
Lin Hui died from multi-organ failure caused by atherosclerosis. Her death was mourned across Thailand and China.
Read update 2019
Sep 16
Chuang Chuang Passes Away
Chuang Chuang died at Chiang Mai Zoo from acute heart failure at age 19.
Read update 2016
May 27
2013
May 27
2013
May 27
Activity in this country has been recorded in the archive since 2001.
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