Qing Feng

Basic Profile

Qing Feng (Chinese: 清风, “Clear Wind”), also known as You You (酉酉) , studbook number 688, is a male giant panda born on August 24, 2007 at the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas (CCRCGP) Hetaoping Base. His mother is Long Xin (龙欣, studbook 516) — the “Genius Panda Mother” — and his twin sister was Shui Ling (水灵), who passed away in 2010.

Through his mother Long Xin, Qing Feng’s siblings include Xi Wang, Fu Ni (Australia), Fu Wa/Xing Xing (Malaysia), You You, Han Yuan, Hu Xiao, and Yuan Xin/Le Bao (Korea).

Two Names, One Panda

• 清风 (Qing Feng) — “Clear Wind,” his birth name
• 酉酉 (You You) — Named after the Er Mao You River (二卯酉河) in Yancheng, Jiangsu, where he lived from 2014 to 2020. The name paired him with his companion Long Sheng, who was renamed Mao Mao (卯卯) — together, “卯酉” forms a traditional Chinese timekeeping reference.

Life Journey

Beijing Zoo (2009–2011)

Qing Feng’s travels began early. After a brief stop at Bifengxia in April 2009, he was sent to Beijing Zoo on May 29, 2009, spending nearly two years in the capital.

Yantai Star (2011–2014)

On April 27, 2011, Qing Feng arrived at Yantai Zoo in Shandong, where he and another panda named Hua Ao (华奥) became the zoo’s biggest attractions.

His time in Yantai was marked by enthusiastic birthday celebrations:

• August 2011 (age 4): His first birthday at Yantai drew over a thousand visitors
• August 2012 (age 5): Keepers prepared a two-tier ice cream bamboo cake decorated with carrots and meat (a rare treat). Qing Feng posed politely beside the cake for photos before demolishing it

On June 10, 2014, Qing Feng and Hua Ao said farewell to Yantai. Local news covered their departure with genuine sadness — the pandas had been beloved figures in the city for three years. The official reason given for their return: at age 7, both pandas had reached breeding age and needed to return to Sichuan to “marry and have children” (娶妻生子).

Yancheng Interlude (2014–2020)

On August 18, 2014, Qing Feng (now You You) and Long Sheng (now Mao Mao) arrived at Yancheng Dafeng Port Panda Paradise in Jiangsu. The renaming ceremony tied the pandas to local geography — the Er Mao You River — and the pair became community mascots.

Qing Feng returned to the Dujiangyan Base on December 3, 2019 before his final relocation.

Fenghuang (2020–present)

On May 30, 2020, Qing Feng was one of eight pandas — the “National Treasure Group” — loaded onto specialized transport for a simultaneous relocation to the newly opened Fenghuang China Panda Garden in Hunan Province. The group ranged from seasoned travelers like Qing Feng (at 13, the veteran of the convoy) to six younger pandas born in 2017 who were making their first long-distance journey.

The Fenghuang facility — located in the Wuling Mountain range — was built specifically to house the group, with a dedicated panda hospital, kitchen, and 12 keepers. At Fenghuang, Qing Feng continues to live as a calm, well-traveled elder statesman among a younger generation of pandas.