Dan Dan
旦旦
30 years old
Kobe Oji Zoo
Dan Dan (旦旦, studbook #434), originally named Shuang Shuang (爽爽), was a female giant panda born on September 16, 1995 at...
View profilePlace archive
Kobe Oji Zoo
zoo Kobe, Japan
Kobe Oji Zoo is an important location for giant panda conservation, research, and public education.
How this page is organized
Start with the pandas, then move outward into the surrounding archive
This page gathers the residents linked to Kobe Oji Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
Pandas connected to this place
2 pandas recorded
Previously recorded here
Pandas that were once linked to this institution.
Long Long
龙龙
30 years old
Kobe Oji Zoo
Long Long was a male giant panda born on September 14, 1995 at Wolong. In 2002, he was sent to Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan to ...
View profileRecorded moments
Archive timeline at Kobe Oji Zoo
2024
Mar 31
Dan Dan Dies at Kobe Oji Zoo
Dan Dan passed away at age 28 due to worsening heart disease. She was later appointed a China-Japan Friendship Envoy.
Read update 2010
Sep 9
Long Long dies during anesthesia at Kobe
Long Long died from anesthetic complications during semen collection at Kobe Oji Zoo.
Read update 2002
Dec 9
Long Long transferred to Kobe Oji Zoo
Long Long arrived at Kobe Oji Zoo as the second Xing Xing.
Read update 2000
Jul 16
Dan Dan Arrives at Kobe Oji Zoo
Dan Dan arrived at Kobe Oji Zoo in Japan as a symbol of hope for the city recovering from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Read update 2000
Jul 15
Jin Zhu transferred to Kobe Oji Zoo
Jin Zhu arrived at Kobe Oji Zoo as the first Xing Xing.
Read updateIn the library
Further reading on Kobe Oji Zoo
Featured
Culture 📚 general
Bifengxia Base: The First Stop for Every Returning Overseas Panda
Nestled in the misty mountains above Ya'an, Sichuan, the Bifengxia Panda Base is the quiet epicenter of the global panda diaspora — the place every overseas-born panda first encounters when it returns to China. With its cool climate, abundant bamboo, and specialized quarantine facilities, Bifengxia has processed every major panda homecoming of the modern era, from Tai Shan in 2010 to Fu Bao in 2024.
bifengxia homecoming quarantine
+2
Featured
Culture 📚 general
Global Panda Distribution Index: A 58-Location Spatiotemporal Report
The giant panda's global distribution spans 58 locations across continents — from the bamboo forests of Sichuan to climate-controlled enclosures in Singapore. This article provides an overview of the panda diaspora: where pandas live, why they're there, and what the geographic distribution reveals about panda diplomacy, conservation, and the species' remarkable adaptability.
distribution global locations
+2
Featured
Culture 📚 general
The Great Return: Why Overseas-Born Pandas Must Come Home
Every panda born outside China must return by age four — a clause that shapes the emotional landscape of international panda cooperation. From Tai Shan (2005) to Fu Bao (2024), this article traces the biological, legal, and emotional dimensions of the panda homecoming, examining what happens when an overseas-born panda lands in Chengdu and must learn to be a Chinese panda.
1 panda
homecoming return-clause overseas-pandas
+2
World map
Where this place sits in the wider panda world
📍 All Locations
Coordinates: 34.7069 N, 135.2161 E