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Hu Chun
湖春
alive female
Born September 8, 2010
Hu Chun (湖春), studbook #794, is a female giant panda born on September 8, 2010 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. Her father is Wu Gang (武岗, 502). In September 2017, she traveled to Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor alongside Cai Tao (彩陶). In November 2025, she gave birth to Indonesia's first-ever giant panda cub, named Satrio Wiratama (Rio) by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
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Birth date
September 8, 2010
Birth place
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
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taman_safari_indonesia
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Hu Chun (湖春), studbook #794, is a female giant panda born on September 8, 2010 at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base. Her father is Wu Gang (武岗, 502). In September 2017, she traveled to Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor alongside Cai Tao (彩陶). In November 2025, she gave birth to Indonesia's first-ever giant panda cub, named Satrio Wiratama (Rio) by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
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Hu Chun (Chinese: 湖春) is a female giant panda born on September 8, 2010, at the Ya’an Bifengxia Base. She holds the global studbook number 794.
Her father is Wu Gang (武岗, studbook 502) and her mother is Ye Ye (晔晔). In May 2013, she was sent to Taiyuan Zoo in Shanxi alongside Cai Tao for an exchange program.
Journey to Indonesia
On September 27, 2017, Hu Chun and Cai Tao departed from Wolong Shenshuping Base for Indonesia. They flew aboard Garuda Indonesia flight GA887 from Chengdu to Jakarta, beginning a 10-year conservation research program. They reside at Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor, West Java, living in a panda house at 1,700 meters altitude — close to their native Sichuan climate.
Motherhood
On November 27, 2025, at 17:31 local time, Hu Chun gave birth to the first giant panda ever born in Indonesia through natural breeding. The cub, weighing 228 grams five days after birth, was named Satrio Wiratama (昵称Rio) by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto — a Javanese name meaning “brave, noble, virtuous knight.” The China Conservation and Research Center provided 24-hour online guidance during the birth and dispatched an expert to assist in person.
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Hu Chun continues to reside at Taman Safari Indonesia with Cai Tao.
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