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Hua Xing Second

华星

Hua Xing Second is a female giant panda born on 2022-09-30 at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park. She is registered as studbook number 1376 in the global giant panda studbook maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. She is the offspring of Jing Jing and Yi Yi, both captive-bred giant pandas resident at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park. Her father Jing Jing was born in the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan, and her mother Yi Yi was born in captivity at the Beijing Zoo. Currently living at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park, she participates in the captive breeding program coordinated by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China. The program supports long-term giant panda conservation through public education, genetic research, and habitat restoration projects in native Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. As a young giant panda, Hua Xing Second displays typical wild-derived foraging and climbing behaviors. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors, raising public awareness of giant panda conservation. Her genetic makeup contributes to the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population, a core component of long-term species recovery efforts.