Xin Xing

Basic Profile

Xin Xing (Chinese: 新兴, “New Rise”), studbook number 329, was a male giant panda born in the wild of Baoxing County, Sichuan Province in approximately September 1986. He was rescued in the spring of 1987 from Dapingshan in Baoxing’s Xinxing Township — the location that inspired his name.

He was transferred to the Wolong Hetaoping Base in May 1988.

Life Journey

Singapore Zoo (1990)

On September 19, 1990, Xin Xing traveled to Singapore Zoo — one of the earliest overseas panda loans, at a time when international panda exchanges were still rare. He spent approximately six months in Singapore before returning to China.

Yunnan Wildlife Park (2007)

On August 23, 2007, Xin Xing was transferred to Yunnan Wildlife Park, where he spent two years. He returned to the Ya’an Bifengxia Base on September 17, 2009, but his health was already declining.

Death

On December 8, 2009, Xin Xing died at the Ya’an Bifengxia Base at approximately 23 years of age.

Legacy

Xin Xing was an important breeding male whose offspring include:

• Yue Yue (月月, studbook 404) — with Jia Jia (佳佳)
• Guo Guo (帼帼, studbook 439) — with Jia Jia
• Lin Lin (琳琳, studbook 455) — with Bai Xue (白雪)
• Ye Ye (晔晔, studbook 495) — with Tang Tang (唐唐)
• Zhu Zhu (珠珠, studbook 509) — with Bai Xue
• Chuang Chuang (创创, studbook 510) — with Bai Xue
• Long Hui (龙徽, studbook 526) — with Tang Tang; the famous Vienna male