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Mao Zhu
毛竹
alive female
Born July 26, 2014
Mao Zhu (毛竹) is a female giant panda born July 26, 2014 at the Chengdu Research Base. Daughter of Mao Mao — the panda who served as prototype for the 2008 Olympic mascot "Jingjing" — and Xiong Hin, the first surviving Japan-born returned panda. She has lived at Yunnan Wildlife Park since 2016, where her elaborate annual birthday cakes make local news.
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Birth date
July 26, 2014
Birth place
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Current location
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
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Mao Zhu (毛竹) is a female giant panda born July 26, 2014 at the Chengdu Research Base. Daughter of Mao Mao — the panda who served as prototype for the 2008 Olympic mascot "Jingjing" — and Xiong Hin, the first surviving Japan-born returned panda. She has lived at Yunnan Wildlife Park since 2016, where her elaborate annual birthday cakes make local news.
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Mao Zhu (Chinese: 毛竹) is a female giant panda born on July 26, 2014 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her mother is Mao Mao (毛毛) — the panda whose graceful form served as the prototype for “Jingjing” (晶晶) , one of the five 2008 Beijing Olympic mascots. Her father is Xiong Hin (雄浜) , the first surviving giant panda born in Japan to be returned to China.
Her sister is Mao Sun (毛笋) .
Life Journey
In September 2014, Mao Zhu was featured in the world’s first live-streamed panda cub growth broadcast. A public naming contest followed, with “毛竹” (Mao Zhu) selected from thousands of submissions — the name continues her mother “毛毛” (Mao Mao)‘s naming pattern.
On November 17, 2016, Mao Zhu and another panda, Zhen Duo (珍多), were transferred to Yunnan Wildlife Park — the first sub-adult pandas ever housed in Yunnan Province. The zoo built a specially designed habitat with simulated forest and bamboo种植 areas.
Birthday Celebrations
Starting in 2021, Yunnan Wildlife Park has held annual birthday events for Mao Zhu:
- 2021 (age 7): Watermelon carved “7” ice cake with bamboo decor
- 2022 (age 8): Two-tier ice cake with fruits, fan meet-and-greet
- 2023 (age 9): “Longevity noodle” ice cake,亲子 activities
- 2024 (age 10): Three-tier fruit cake with 20 kg of ingredients, “candied hawthorn” bamboo skewers
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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Dujiangyan, China
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