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Hangzhou Safari Park

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Hangzhou Safari Park is a drive-through wildlife park on Jiulong Avenue in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Opened in April 2002 and rated a national AAAA-level attraction, it covers about 173 hectares and houses more than 300 species, including white rhinoceros, Malayan tapir, South China tiger, golden snub-nosed monkey and African elephant. It is one of the few large Chinese parks that allow self-driving tours. The park kept giant pandas on public display: the female Ban Ban, born in 2016 at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, moved here in March 2021, and the male Yi Yi arrived in January 2026. Ban Ban died on 9 February 2026 from multiple organ failure caused by intestinal obstruction; Yi Yi was returned to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and the panda house was ordered to close for rectification on 28 February 2026. As of October 2026 no giant panda is on display here.

Hangzhou Safari Park houses giant pandas under international loan agreement with the China Conservation and Research Center, as part of the cooperative panda diplomacy and ex-situ conservation network.

No pandas here now

The female panda Ban Ban, which had lived here since March 2021, died on 9 February 2026. The panda house was ordered to close for rectification on 28 February 2026 and had not reopened as of October 2026.

Checked 28 October 2026· Source

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Every captive giant panda on Earth is recorded in a single global database — the International Studbook — which tracks lineage, calculates genetic relatedness, and determines each year's breeding recommendations. This article explains how studbook managers use population genetics software to maintain 90% genetic diversity across 700 captive pandas, making the panda breeding program one of the most mathematically sophisticated conservation efforts in history.

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About Hangzhou Safari Park

Hangzhou Safari Park is a drive-through wildlife park on Jiulong Avenue in Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Opened in April 2002 and rated a national AAAA-level attraction, it covers about 173 hectares and houses more than 300 species, including white rhinoceros, Malayan tapir, South China tiger, golden snub-nosed monkey and African elephant. It is one of the few large Chinese parks that allow self-driving tours.

The park kept giant pandas on public display: the female Ban Ban, born in 2016 at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, moved here in March 2021, and the male Yi Yi arrived in January 2026. Ban Ban died on 9 February 2026 from multiple organ failure caused by intestinal obstruction; Yi Yi was returned to the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, and the panda house was ordered to close for rectification on 28 February 2026. As of October 2026 no giant panda is on display here.