Fan Xing

Fan Xing is a female giant panda born on 2020-05-01 at Ouwehands Zoo. She holds studbook number 1257 in the global giant panda breeding registry, and is recognized as a legally protected individual under international and Chinese endangered species conservation frameworks. She is the offspring of Wu Wen (studbook 890) and Xing Hui (studbook 891). Both of her parents were loaned from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda to Ouwehands Zoo as part of a global collaborative breeding program. Currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan, she participates in the center’s managed breeding program for endangered giant pandas, which supports genetic diversity maintenance for the species. As a young adult giant panda, Fan Xing displays typical species traits including bamboo foraging and tree climbing. Her transnational journey between the Netherlands and China has increased global public awareness of giant panda conservation. She contributes to the overall genetic pool of the global captive giant panda population, supporting long-term species recovery efforts.