Shu Qing

Shu Qing is a female giant panda born on 2004-09-08 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Registered under studbook number 640 in the global giant panda breeding registry, she is a mature adult captive-bred giant panda with documented biological and population records maintained by Chinese conservation authorities. She is the offspring of Xiong Ke (studbook 393) and Ya Ya (studbook 397), both adult giant pandas previously housed at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Her lineage is part of the coordinated captive breeding program managed to maintain the genetic diversity of the global captive giant panda population. Currently living at Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park, she participates in the park’s ex-situ conservation and public education programs for giant pandas. She is a featured animal in the park’s giant panda exhibit, which welcomes millions of domestic and international visitors annually to learn about giant panda ecology and conservation. Shu Qing displays typical giant panda foraging behaviors, consuming approximately 15 kilograms of bamboo daily. As a high-profile captive giant panda in southern China, she supports public awareness of giant panda conservation and contributes to ongoing research on captive giant panda welfare and behavior. Her participation in the coordinated breeding network helps sustain the genetically healthy captive population of this vulnerable species.