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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

breeding center Dujiangyan, China

The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), located in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, is a world-leading institution dedicated to the conservation of *Ailuropoda melanoleuca*, the iconic giant panda endemic to the mountain ranges of Minshan, Qionglai, and Qinling in southwest China. Established in 1980 through a partnership between the Chinese government and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), it operates under the governance of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, with long-standing research collaborations with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan University, and the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. The center's core work aligns with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List guidelines, which reclassified the giant panda from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable" in 2016, and it is an officially designated breeding and research institution under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered

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Pandas connected to this place

187 pandas recorded

Currently at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

The pandas currently recorded at this institution.

163 active

An An

安安

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

An An is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His st...

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An Bao

安宝

Alive
3 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

An Bao (安宝), nicknamed Ka Wa Yi, is a male giant panda born on August 14, 2022 at Wolong Shenshuping Base. At 14 months ...

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Ba Ba

八八

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Ba Ba is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Bao Lan

宝兰

Alive
15 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bao Lan is a female giant panda born on 2010-07-15 at Atlanta Zoo. She is the offspring of Yang Yang and Lun Lun. Curr...

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Bing Bao

冰宝

Alive
4 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bing Bao (冰宝), nicknamed "Bing Tuo Tuo" (冰坨坨), is a male giant panda born August 8, 2021 at Wolong Shenshuping Base. Son...

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Bing Hua

冰华

Alive
11 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bing Hua (冰华, studbook #929) is a female giant panda born August 9, 2014 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. Daughter of You Yo...

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Born here

Pandas whose birth place is recorded as China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda.

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An An

安安

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

An An is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. His st...

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Ba Ba

八八

Alive
2 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Ba Ba is a male giant panda born on 2024-01-01 at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. He is ...

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Bing Hua

冰华

Alive
11 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bing Hua (冰华, studbook #929) is a female giant panda born August 9, 2014 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. Daughter of You Yo...

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Previously recorded here

Pandas that were once linked to this institution.

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Bai Xue

白雪

Deceased
38 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Bai Xue (白雪), studbook #418, was a legendary Qinling giant panda rescued in 1993 from Taibai County, Shaanxi. She earned...

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Du Du

都都

Deceased
64 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Du Du (都都, studbook #56) was a wild-born female giant panda who held the Guinness World Record for the longest-living gi...

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Gao Gao

高高

Deceased
34 years old
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Gao Gao (高高, studbook #415) was a wild-rescued male giant panda who lost part of one ear to predators before being saved...

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Recorded moments

Archive timeline at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

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2025
Nov 24

Gao Gao Dies at Age 33

Gao Gao passed away at 14:30 due to severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure. He had been under 24-hour intensive care after developing respiratory distress and hind limb weakness earlier that day.

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2025
Sep 25

Meng Yu Returns to Sichuan

Meng Yu and Meng Bao returned to Sichuan to participate in the breeding program, ending their six-year stay at Beijing Zoo.

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2025
Aug 24

Xin Yue returns to Sichuan

Xin Yue returned from Suzhou and settled at Dujiangyan Base.

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2025
Jul 18

Long Sheng Returns to CCRCGP

Long Sheng returned to the China Conservation and Research Center after a quarter century visiting six zoos across four provinces, concluding his long exhibition journey.

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2025
May 18

Liang Liang returned to China

Liang Liang departed Zoo Negara after 11 years, returning to China.

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2025
May 18

Liang Liang Returns to China

Liang Liang departed Malaysia and returned to China after the conclusion of the Sino-Malaysian panda agreement. A farewell ceremony was held at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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2025
May 18

Xing Xing returns to China

After 11 years in Malaysia, Xing Xing and Liang Liang returned to China following the end of their 10-year conservation loan agreement.

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2024
Jun 12

Tong Tong dies from gastric obstruction

Tong Tong died from gastric pyloric obstruction leading to multi-organ failure.

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2024
May 15

Birth of Qing Bao

Qing Bao was born at china_conservation_and_research_center.

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2024
Feb 24

Wu Jun returns to Bifengxia

Wu Jun ended his six-year exhibition in Tai'an and returned to Ya'an Bifengxia Base.

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Cover image for "The Giant Panda in Chinese Culture: From Ancient Symbol to Modern Icon"
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The Giant Panda in Chinese Culture: From Ancient Symbol to Modern Icon

Long before the panda became a diplomatic tool or a conservation logo, it inhabited the Chinese imagination as a creature of mystery, virtue, and folklore. This article traces the panda's cultural journey through two millennia of Chinese history — from early textual references in the Shangshu and Shanhaijing, through Tang dynasty tribute records and Ming dynasty bestiaries, to its modern emergence as the visual shorthand for China itself.

1 panda
culture symbolism history +2
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Cover image for "China's Giant Panda National Park: The Six Mountain Range Habitats"
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China's Giant Panda National Park: The Six Mountain Range Habitats

The Giant Panda National Park, established in 2021, spans 27,000 square kilometers across Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. This article maps the six mountain ranges — Minshan, Qionglai, Daxiangling, Xiaoxiangling, Liangshan, and Qinling — that form the panda's last wild strongholds, exploring how each range's distinct microclimate, bamboo diversity, and elevation profile shapes the pandas that live there.

national-park habitat six-mountain-ranges +2
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Cover image for "The Ultimate Panda Documentary Guide: 50+ Films Every Panda Lover Needs to Watch"
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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.

documentary film guide +2
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Coordinates: 30.9950 N, 103.5620 E

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About China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), located in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, is a world-leading institution dedicated to the conservation of Ailuropoda melanoleuca, the iconic giant panda endemic to the mountain ranges of Minshan, Qionglai, and Qinling in southwest China. Established in 1980 through a partnership between the Chinese government and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), it operates under the governance of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, with long-standing research collaborations with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sichuan University, and the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C. The center's core work aligns with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List guidelines, which reclassified the giant panda from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable" in 2016, and it is an officially designated breeding and research institution under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered