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Jinan Zoo
Er Xi is a male giant panda born on 2010-07-26 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. He is registered un...
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Jinan Zoo
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Jinan Zoo, located in Tianqiao District, Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, is one of the oldest comprehensive zoos in East China, with a collection of more than 300 wild animal species and over 10,000 individual specimens. It houses several IUCN Red List endangered species, including *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Trachypithecus francoisi* (Francois' langur), *Panthera tigris altaica* (Siberian tiger), and *Mylopharyngodon piceus* (Chinese sturgeon), with 12
How this page is organized
Start with the pandas, then move outward into the surrounding archive
This page gathers the residents linked to Jinan Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
1 panda recorded
Currently at Jinan Zoo
The pandas currently recorded at this institution.
Recorded moments
Archive timeline at Jinan Zoo
2015
Aug 28
2011
Jul 26
In the library
Further reading on Jinan Zoo
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Culture đ general
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 â 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
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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 â 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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Bifengxia Base: The First Stop for Every Returning Overseas Panda
Nestled in the misty mountains above Ya'an, Sichuan, the Bifengxia Panda Base is the quiet epicenter of the global panda diaspora â the place every overseas-born panda first encounters when it returns to China. With its cool climate, abundant bamboo, and specialized quarantine facilities, Bifengxia has processed every major panda homecoming of the modern era, from Tai Shan in 2010 to Fu Bao in 2024.
bifengxia homecoming quarantine
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World map
Where this place sits in the wider panda world
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Coordinates: 36.7025 N, 116.9897 E
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About Jinan Zoo
Jinan Zoo, located in Tianqiao District, Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, is one of the oldest comprehensive zoos in East China, with a collection of more than 300 wild animal species and over 10,000 individual specimens. It houses several IUCN Red List endangered species, including Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Trachypithecus francoisi (Francois' langur), Panthera tigris altaica (Siberian tiger), and Mylopharyngodon piceus (Chinese sturgeon), with 12