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Ye Ye

晔晔

alive female Born September 25, 1999

Ye Ye (晔晔, studbook #495) is a female giant panda born September 25, 1999, at Wolong Hetaoping Base. She is the elder sister of Gu Gu (古古, sb496) and the mother of 10 cubs, including Hua Yan (华妍, sb888) — the fifth captive-born panda successfully released to the wild. A key breeding female, she has been based at Shenshuping since 2017.

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Birth date

September 25, 1999

Birth place

Wolong Hetaoping Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

Current location

Wolong Shenshuping Panda Base

Status

Alive

Studbook

#495

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Ye Ye (Chinese: 晔晔, studbook number 495) is a female giant panda born on September 25, 1999 at the Wolong Hetaoping Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP).

Her mother is Tang Tang (唐唐, sb446), a wild-born panda from Pingwu. Her father is Xin Xing (新兴) (sb329) — a wild giant panda rescued in 1987. She is the elder sister of several well-known pandas including Gu Gu (古古, sb496), Lin Hui (林惠, sb533), Lin Yang (林阳, sb539), Long Hui (龙徽, sb528), and Ju Xiao (菊笑, sb533-invalid).

Life Journey

Early Years at Wolong (1999-2008)

Ye Ye was born and raised at Wolong’s Hetaoping Base. She was transferred to the Ya’an Bifengxia Base on June 24, 2008, shortly after the Wenchuan earthquake, as part of the relocation of pandas from the damaged Wolong facilities.

Wild Training Base (2013-2016)

On May 21, 2013, Ye Ye was moved to the Wolong Hetaoping Wild Training Base to participate in the rewilding breeding program. Her experience raising cubs in semi-wild conditions made her an ideal mother for the program.

Later Years (2016-present)

On April 19, 2016, she was moved to the Wolong Shenshuping Base. After a brief transfer back to Bifengxia on March 15, 2017, she returned to Shenshuping on April 13, 2017, where she currently resides.

⚠️ Location conflict (2026-09): Baidu Baike records Ye Ye as Bifengxia (2008) → Hetaoping (2013) → Shenshuping (2017), while fan records place her at the Dujiangyan “Pangpan Garden” (都江堰盼盼园) for retirement in 2025. This page keeps Shenshuping pending official confirmation.

📝 2026-04 facility note: The Dujiangyan Base closed for renovation on April 23, 2026 — if Ye Ye has been housed at Dujiangyan since 2025, her post-closure whereabouts are pending official announcement.

Offspring

Ye Ye is a prolific mother with 10 recorded offspring:

Cui Cui (翠翠) (sb643) — female
Lang Lang (朗朗) (sb642) — male, died 2010 at Nanjing Zoo
Wu Jun (武俊, sb689) — male
Wu Jie / Kai Kai (武杰/凯凯, sb690) — male, father Wu Gang (武岗, #502)
Lu Lin (芦琳) (sb758) — male
A Ling (阿灵) (sb739) — female
Hu Chun (湖春, sb794) — female
Han Han (憨憨) (sb852) — male
Hua Yan (华妍, sb888) — female, successfully rewilded in 2016
Fu Fu (府府, sb1101) — male

Per breeding records cross-verified by fan communities, Lang Lang (#642), Cui Cui (#643), A Ling (#739), Lu Lin (#758) and Han Han (#852) were all sired by Lu Lu (芦芦, #503).

Her daughter Hua Yan was released into the wild on October 20, 2016, as part of China’s first dual-female panda release at Liziping Nature Reserve. In 2024, trail cameras captured Hua Yan mating with rewilded male Tao Tao (淘淘, sb777), confirming successful integration into the wild population.

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Birth Sep 25, 1999

Birth of Ye Ye

Ye Ye (晔晔, sb495) was born at Wolong Hetaoping Base to mother Tang Tang (唐唐, sb446) and father Xin Xing (新星, sb329). She is the elder sister of Gu Gu (古古).

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