Jing Jing

Jing Jing (Chinese name: 京京, studbook number 1166) is a female giant panda born on January 1, 2019, at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China. She is the offspring of Tiantian and Yuanyuan, two adult giant pandas residing at the Chengdu Research Base at the time of her birth, and her full lineage is formally recorded in the international giant panda breeding registry maintained by global conservation researchers. Her birth was part of the Chengdu Base’s long-running captive breeding program, which is focused on supporting the genetic diversity and long-term viability of the vulnerable giant panda species.

On January 1, 2020, Jing Jing was transferred to the Al Khor Panda House, also known as Doha Panda House, in Qatar, as part of a coordinated international conservation partnership between Qatari and Chinese wildlife authorities. The program places captive giant pandas in accredited international zoological facilities to advance public outreach and species education, as well as to foster collaborative research on panda care and adaptation to non-native habitats. As of 2024, she remains in residence at the Al Khor facility, and is listed as alive and in good health in official global giant panda studbook records.

In her current role as an ambassador for her species, Jing Jing displays typical giant panda traits as a young adult, including a diet primarily composed of bamboo and a preference for solitary resting periods outside of scheduled keeper interactions and enrichment activities. She has become a prominent cultural symbol of Sino-Qatari bilateral cooperation, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Al Khor Panda House annually. Her public presence has contributed to raised global awareness of giant panda conservation challenges, and has supported ongoing fundraising and education efforts dedicated to protecting wild panda habitats and supporting captive breeding research initiatives.