A Bao
阿宝
15 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
A Bao is a male giant panda born on September 7, 2010 at Madrid Zoo, the first giant panda conceived through artificial ...
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Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
breeding center Chengdu, China
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, located in Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is a world-leading ex situ conservation institution for *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda) and *Ailurus fulgens* (red panda). Nestled at the eastern foothill of the Qionglai Mountains, a core giant panda habitat listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the base works closely with Wolong National Nature Reserve, Qinling Giant Panda National Park, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to implement species recovery programs aligned with IUCN Red List guidelines and CITES regulatory frameworks. As of 2024, the base hosts over 240 captive giant pandas, accounting for nearly 15% of the global captive population of the species. The base has established long-term research collaborations with global institutions including the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, University of Edinburgh, San Diego Zoo, and Berlin Zoological Garden, focusing on areas such as panda reproductive biology, genetic diversity management,
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167 pandas recorded
Currently at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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A Bao
阿宝
14 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
A Bao is a male giant panda born on 2011-09-04 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is the offspring...
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阿宝
15 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
A Bao (also known as Bao Lan) is a female giant panda born on November 3, 2010 at Atlanta Zoo. Initially mistaken for ma...
View profileAi Hin
爱浜
19 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ai Hin (爱浜, studbook #663) is a female giant panda born on December 23, 2006 at Adventure World, Japan — the only docume...
View profileAi Jiu
艾玖
8 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ai Jiu is a female giant panda born on August 10, 2017 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is reco...
View profileAi Jiu
艾玖
5 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ai Jiu is a female giant panda born on June 5, 2020 at Chengdu Base. Nicknamed "Jiu Jiu", she was the heaviest newborn i...
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Pandas whose birth place is recorded as Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.
A Bao
阿宝
14 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
A Bao is a male giant panda born on 2011-09-04 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is the offspring...
View profileAi Jiu
艾玖
8 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ai Jiu is a female giant panda born on August 10, 2017 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is reco...
View profileAi Jiu
艾玖
5 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ai Jiu is a female giant panda born on June 5, 2020 at Chengdu Base. Nicknamed "Jiu Jiu", she was the heaviest newborn i...
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Pandas that were once linked to this institution.
Bing Bing
冰冰
39 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Bing Bing (冰冰, studbook #314) was a female giant panda born August 6, 1986 at Chengdu Zoo. Known as the "round face gene...
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成功
25 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Cheng Gong (成功), nicknamed "Clean Freak Princess" (洁癖公主), was a female giant panda born September 11, 2000 at Chengdu Ba...
View profileEi Mei
永明
33 years old
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Ei Mei (Yong Ming) was a male giant panda born on September 14, 1992 at Beijing Zoo. He moved to Japan's Adventure World...
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Archive timeline at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
2025
Jul 1
Cheng Hehua Appointed Hilton Group's Pet Experience Officer
Cheng Hehua is appointed "Pet Experience Officer" for Hilton Group's "No Matter the Size, We Love You" summer campaign.
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Jun 28
2025
Jun 28
Rau Hin returned to China
Rau Hin (良浜) returned to Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base with three daughters after 24 years at Adventure World.
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Jun 28
Rau Hin Returns to China
Rau Hin returned to China with her daughters Saihin (彩浜), Yui Hin (结浜), and Fuhin (枫浜) after 25 years in Japan.
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Jun 28
Yui Hin Returns to China
Yui Hin returned to China with 3 other pandas from Adventure World, departing Japan after a farewell ceremony with 3,500 visitors. The flight arrived at Chengdu at 18:51.
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Jun 28
Yui Hin Returns to China
Yui Hin departed Adventure World alongside her mother Rau Hin and sisters Saihin and Fuhin, with 3,500 fans attending the farewell. She arrived in Chengdu at 18:51, completing the Hama Family's repatriation.
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Jan 25
Ei Mei Passes Away at Chengdu Base
Ei Mei (Yong Ming), legendary father of the Ham Family, passed away at age 32.
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Oct 13
Lun Lun Returns to China
Lun Lun returned to China with Yang Yang and their twin daughters Ya Lun and Xi Lun after 25 years abroad.
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Oct 13
Po returned to China
Po repatriated to China alongside Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun, and Xi Lun, ending Atlanta's 25-year panda program.
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Oct 13
Ya Lun returned to China
Ya Lun returned to China with her parents and twin sister, ending Zoo Atlanta's 25-year panda program.
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Culture 📚 general
How to Become a Panda Keeper: More Than Just Shoveling Poo
Becoming a panda keeper is statistically harder than gaining admission to many elite universities — annual acceptance rates at the Chengdu Research Base are below 5%. This article explores the education, physical demands, emotional resilience, and daily realities of panda keeping, featuring interviews with keepers who describe their work as 'the most difficult, least glamorous, and most meaningful job in animal care.'
career keeper job
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Culture 📚 general
Chengdu's Fan Economy: How One Panda Fuels an Entire City's Tourism
Hua Hua's celebrity has transformed the Chengdu Research Base from a conservation facility into one of China's most popular tourist destinations. This article examines the 'panda economy' — how a single charismatic animal drives millions in ticket sales, hotel bookings, merchandise revenue, and social media engagement, and what this phenomenon reveals about the economic power of animal celebrity.
1 panda
economy tourism fan-culture
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Culture 📚 general
A Day in the Life: The Emotional Bond Between Keepers and Pandas
Behind every giant panda in captivity is a keeper who knows its moods, its food preferences, and the particular way it tilts its head when content. This article takes you through a 24-hour cycle at a panda base — the bamboo preparation at dawn, the quiet intimacy of feeding sessions, the careful observation of subtle health signs — and explores why the keeper-panda bond may be one of the most profound human-animal relationships in modern zoology.
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Where this place sits in the wider panda world
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Coordinates: 30.7333 N, 104.1442 E
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About Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, located in Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is a world-leading ex situ conservation institution for Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda) and Ailurus fulgens (red panda). Nestled at the eastern foothill of the Qionglai Mountains, a core giant panda habitat listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the base works closely with Wolong National Nature Reserve, Qinling Giant Panda National Park, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to implement species recovery programs aligned with IUCN Red List guidelines and CITES regulatory frameworks. As of 2024, the base hosts over 240 captive giant pandas, accounting for nearly 15% of the global captive population of the species.
The base has established long-term research collaborations with global institutions including the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, University of Edinburgh, San Diego Zoo, and Berlin Zoological Garden, focusing on areas such as panda reproductive biology, genetic diversity management,