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Lang Yue

朗月

alive female Born July 12, 2024

Lang Yue (朗月), born July 12, 2024 at Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands, is the only surviving cub of Xing Ya (星雅) and Wu Wen (武雯). She was the first giant panda born in the Netherlands and is due to return to China at the end of October 2026.

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Birth date

July 12, 2024

Birth place

Ouwehands Zoo

Current location

Ouwehands Zoo

Status

Alive

Studbook

Unassigned

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Lang Yue (朗月), born July 12, 2024 at Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands, is the only surviving cub of Xing Ya (星雅) and Wu Wen (武雯). She was the first giant panda born in the Netherlands and is due to return to China at the end of October 2026.

Basic Profile

Lang Yue (Chinese: 朗月, “bright moon”) is a female giant panda born on July 12, 2024 at Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen, the Netherlands. She was one of twins; the other did not survive.

Her parents are Xing Ya (星雅, studbook 879) and Wu Wen (武雯, studbook 884), who arrived in the Netherlands in April 2017. Her older sister Fan Xing (梵星, 2020) returned to China in September 2023.

Her studbook number has not been published.

Public Life

She was named Lang Yue on October 22, 2024, and grew up in the zoo’s panda pavilion — the first giant panda born in the Netherlands.

Return to China

Ouwehands announced on October 12, 2026 that Lang Yue would leave for China at the end of that month. As of October 29, 2026 she was still at the zoo and visible to visitors, with departure scheduled for October 30, 2026. Xing Ya and Wu Wen remain.

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Family tree of Lang Yue Parents Self Xing Ya #879 · Father Wu Wen #884 · Mother Lang Yue 朗月 # ♀ Fan Xing Full sibling
Father Mother Full siblings
Full siblings 1 same father & mother
Lang Yue has 1 full sibling .

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