Man Lan

Man Lan is a female giant panda born on 2016-08-20 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. She is listed as studbook number 1037 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and remains alive as of the latest monitoring records. She is the offspring of Bing Bing, studbook number 507, and Xi Dou, studbook number 652. Both of her parents are captive-bred giant pandas previously housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Currently living at Zhengzhou Zoo in Henan Province, she participates in public education programs and ex-situ conservation initiatives for giant pandas. Her habitat at the zoo is designed to mimic the mixed bamboo forest environments wild giant pandas occupy in southwestern China. As a captive-bred giant panda, Man Lan draws consistent public interest from domestic visitors, supporting broader public awareness of giant panda conservation. Giant pandas are classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and captive breeding programs like those that produced Man Lan contribute to the long-term species survival strategy for the taxon.