Panda Archive

Nan Xiang

南香

Nan Xiang is a female giant panda born on 2019-07-25 at Hainan Zoo. She is registered as studbook number 1333 in the national giant panda studbook maintained by the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, a leading institution for giant panda protection and research. She is the offspring of male giant panda studbook number 1109 and female giant panda studbook number 809, both of which are captive-bred individuals held in Chinese conservation breeding programs. Her lineage is fully documented to support genetic diversity management for the captive giant panda population. Currently living at Hainan Zoo, he/she participates in the national captive giant panda conservation breeding program, one of the core initiatives coordinated by China’s wildlife conservation authorities to sustain a healthy, genetically diverse ex situ population of the species. Hainan Zoo also hosts public educational activities focused on giant panda protection that feature Nan Xiang. Nan Xiang displays typical giant panda behavioral traits, including spending most daytime hours foraging on bamboo and resting. She is a popular attraction for domestic and international visitors to Hainan Zoo, helping raise public awareness of giant panda conservation. As a member of the managed captive population, she contributes to ongoing efforts to safeguard the species long-term survival.