Xi Meng
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Xi Meng (希梦), studbook #399, is a male giant panda born on September 19, 1993. Son of Pan Pan (盼盼, #308) and Dong Dong (...
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Liang Liang (#513)
亮亮
alive male
Born August 10, 2000
Liang Liang (亮亮, studbook #513) is a male giant panda born August 10, 2000 at Wolong Hetaoping Base. Son of the prolific Ying Ying, he has lived at Chongqing Zoo since 2007. In 2008, he was paired with the legendary Xin Xing (新星) for mating — she was the matriarch of the captive population with 153 descendants. She rejected him. He has lived quietly at Chongqing Zoo ever since, and his 24th birthday was celebrated in 2024.
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Birth date
August 10, 2000
Birth place
Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base
Current location
Chongqing Zoo
Status
Alive
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Liang Liang (亮亮, studbook #513) is a male giant panda born August 10, 2000 at Wolong Hetaoping Base. Son of the prolific Ying Ying, he has lived at Chongqing Zoo since 2007. In 2008, he was paired with the legendary Xin Xing (新星) for mating — she was the matriarch of the captive population with 153 descendants. She rejected him. He has lived quietly at Chongqing Zoo ever since, and his 24th birthday was celebrated in 2024.
Basic Profile
Liang Liang (Chinese: 亮亮, meaning “Bright Bright”), studbook number 513, is a male giant panda born on August 10, 2000 at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP) Hetaoping Base. His mother is Ying Ying (英英), one of the center’s most prolific breeding females.
12 Siblings
Through his mother Ying Ying, Liang Liang is part of an enormous sibling network that spans two decades of CCRCGP breeding:
| Sibling | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| You You (优优) | 1999 | |
| Mei Qing (梅清) | 2002 | |
| Lan Xiang (兰香) | 2002 | |
| Ying Hua (瑛华) | 2005 | Mother of Hua Bao, Fu Jiang |
| Ying Mei (瑛美) | 2006 | |
| Xian Zi (仙子) | 2007 | Mother of Hua Ni/Ai Bao? |
| Xian Nv (仙女) | 2007 | |
| Meng Meng (萌萌) | 2008 | Mother of Meng Lan, Meng Da, Meng Er |
| Yun Yun (韵韵) | 2008 | |
| Shu Qin (淑琴) | 2010 | |
| Sen Sen (森森) | 2011 | |
| Yang Yang (阳阳) | 2000 |
The Date with Xin Xing
In early 2008, Chongqing Zoo decided it was time for Liang Liang, then 7 years old, to attempt breeding. His designated partner was Xin Xing (新星) — not an ordinary female, but a legendary figure in the panda world.
Xin Xing was born wild in 1982 and rescued from Baoxing County. She went on to become the most prolific female panda in the captive breeding program, producing 153 descendants across five generations by the time of her death in 2020 at age 38. Her bloodline ran through an estimated one-eighth of the entire captive panda population.
On March 7, 2008, Liang Liang and Xin Xing were placed in a shared enclosure. The encounter did not go as planned. According to zoo records, Xin Xing rejected Liang Liang’s advances outright, and when he persisted, a brief physical conflict broke out between the two pandas. Keepers intervened to separate them.
The pairing was not repeated. Liang Liang returned to his solo enclosure.
Life at Chongqing Zoo
Since 2008, Liang Liang has lived peacefully as a long-term resident of Chongqing Zoo. He was never paired for breeding again.
He has developed a calm, steady routine: consuming 10–15 kg of bamboo daily, with regular morning and evening activity periods. His 24th birthday was celebrated in August 2024 with a specially prepared fruit-and-bamboo cake.
For a panda whose most famous moment was a romantic rejection, Liang Liang has aged gracefully. He is a steady, undemanding presence at the zoo — the panda who once tried to court a legend and now simply enjoys his bamboo in peace.
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