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Ya Xing

娅星

alive female Born August 28, 2002

Ya Xing (娅星, studbook #555) is a female giant panda born August 28, 2002 at Chengdu Base — the fourth set of twins born to heroic mother Ya Ya (娅娅). Twin sister of Ya Shuang. Over her career she gave birth to five cubs including Xing Yu and Xing Yuan (the famous Quanzhou pair), Xing Mei, Xing Hui, and Xing Fan. Known for participating in wild training at Dujiangyan Panda Valley (2015-2017) alongside her youngest twins.

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Birth date

August 28, 2002

Birth place

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Current location

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Status

Alive

Studbook

#555

Archive activity

3 updates · 1 media

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Ya Xing (娅星, studbook #555) is a female giant panda born August 28, 2002 at Chengdu Base — the fourth set of twins born to heroic mother Ya Ya (娅娅). Twin sister of Ya Shuang. Over her career she gave birth to five cubs including Xing Yu and Xing Yuan (the famous Quanzhou pair), Xing Mei, Xing Hui, and Xing Fan. Known for participating in wild training at Dujiangyan Panda Valley (2015-2017) alongside her youngest twins.

Basic Profile

Ya Xing (Chinese: 娅星, studbook number 555) is a female giant panda born on August 28, 2002 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Her mother is the legendary heroic mother Ya Ya (娅娅, “Asian Games Princess”), and she is the twin sister of Ya Shuang (娅双, #554). They were the fourth set of twins born to Ya Ya, and the last pair of her career.


Breeding Career

Ya Xing gave birth to five cubs over her breeding career:

NameStudbookBirthNotes
Xing Mei (星美)2011Female
Xing Yu (星语)9142014-06-30Female; twin of Xing Yuan; at Quanzhou
Xing Yuan (星愿)9152014-06-30Male; twin of Xing Yu; at Quanzhou
Xing Hui (星辉)2016Male; twin of Xing Fan
Xing Fan (星繁)2016Female; twin of Xing Hui

Xing Yu and Xing Yuan were the first twin pair born at Chengdu Base in 2014.


Wild Training

On June 25, 2015, Ya Xing was transferred to the Dujiangyan Panda Valley along with her twins Xing Yu and Xing Yuan for wild training. They spent two years there learning survival skills before returning to Chengdu Base on July 6, 2017.


Current Status

Ya Xing currently resides at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

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Family tree of Ya Xing Parents Self Father unknown Ya Ya #362 · Mother Ya Xing 娅星 #555 ♀ 5 half-siblings 0 paternal · 5 maternal — see Siblings tab
Mother Half-siblings (grouped)
Ya Xing has 5 half-siblings. The majority share the same mother, Ya Ya .

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