Ai Bao
爱宝
12 years old
everland_resort
Ai Bao (爱宝), also known as Hua Ni (华妮), studbook #869, is a female giant panda born on July 13, 2013 at the Ya'an Bifeng...
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Le Bao
乐宝
alive male
Born July 28, 2012
Le Bao (乐宝), also known as Yuan Xin (园欣), studbook #841, is a male giant panda born on July 28, 2012 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. His parents are Yuan Yuan (园园, 488) and Long Xin (龙欣, 516). In March 2016, he traveled to Everland Resort in South Korea alongside Ai Bao (爱宝/华妮), where he fathered Fu Bao (福宝), Rui Bao (睿宝), and Hui Bao (辉宝). Known for his outgoing and playful personality, he is one of the most popular pandas in Korea.
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Birth date
July 28, 2012
Birth place
Ya'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Current location
Everland Resort (Panda World)
Status
Alive
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Le Bao (乐宝), also known as Yuan Xin (园欣), studbook #841, is a male giant panda born on July 28, 2012 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. His parents are Yuan Yuan (园园, 488) and Long Xin (龙欣, 516). In March 2016, he traveled to Everland Resort in South Korea alongside Ai Bao (爱宝/华妮), where he fathered Fu Bao (福宝), Rui Bao (睿宝), and Hui Bao (辉宝). Known for his outgoing and playful personality, he is one of the most popular pandas in Korea.
Basic Profile
Le Bao (Chinese: 乐宝), originally named Yuan Xin (园欣), is a male giant panda born on July 28, 2012, at the Ya’an Bifengxia Base. He holds the global studbook number 841.
His father is Yuan Yuan (园园, studbook 488) and his mother is Long Xin (龙欣, studbook 516). He has numerous siblings through his mother, including Xi Wang (希望, 607), Fu Ni (福妮), and others.
Personality
Le Bao is described as outgoing, active, and playful. He loves interacting with people and has a mischievous nature. He has a round face, big dark eye circles, and a distinctive pigeon-toed walk.
Before Korea
In May 2015, Le Bao was loaned to Linyi Zoo in Shandong alongside another panda, where he had a strict feeding schedule with four daily meals.
Journey to Korea
On March 3, 2016, Le Bao and Hua Ni (华妮) departed for South Korea’s Everland Resort for a 15-year program. On April 21, 2016, the “Panda World” opened and the pandas received their Korean names: Le Bao (乐宝) and Ai Bao (爱宝).
Weight
Le Bao weighed 95 kg upon arrival in Korea. He adapted quickly, gaining 3 kg within a month. He consumes 15-20 kg of bamboo daily.
Fatherhood
Le Bao and Ai Bao produced three cubs together:
- Fu Bao (福宝): Born July 20, 2020 — first panda born in Korea
- Rui Bao (睿宝) and Hui Bao (辉宝): Born July 7, 2023 — first naturally conceived twins in Korea
Health
In 2024, Le Bao experienced fur loss. Chinese and Korean experts conducted joint consultations, finding no pathogenic infection. Treatment focused on environmental control and nutritional supplementation.
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The majority share the same mother, Long Xin .
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Ya'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Birth placeYa'an, China
2012 to 2013
Breeding center
Everland Resort (Panda World)
Current residenceYongin, South Korea
2013 to present
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Everland Resort (Panda World)
Le Bao transferred to Everland ResortYongin, South Korea
2016 to present
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Everland Resort (Panda World)
Yongin, South Korea
Le Bao is currently linked to Everland Resort (Panda World).
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culture
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 — the first panda born in Korea — 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.
culture
Pan Pan's Dynasty: The Hero Father Behind 25% of All Captive Pandas
Studbook #001. 130+ descendants. 25% of the global captive population. Pan Pan was the most genetically prolific giant panda in history — rescued from the wild as a cub, he became the founding sire who rescued the captive breeding program from collapse. This is the story of the panda who became a dynasty, the genetic legacy that now defines a quarter of all captive pandas, and the complex management challenge his extraordinary reproductive success created.
culture
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 — 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.
culture
Behind Every Name: The Art and Meaning of Naming Giant Pandas
From 'Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan' (symbolizing reunion) to 'Fu Bao' (lucky treasure), every giant panda name carries layers of cultural meaning, political significance, and public sentiment. This article explores the naming traditions, the global naming contests, and how panda nicknames — like Hua Hua's 'Guo Lai' — have become a unique form of modern Chinese internet folk culture.
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