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Fanxing
梵星
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Fanxing was born on May 1, 2020, at Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen, becoming the first giant panda born in the Netherlands and the offspring of Wuwen and Xingya through natural breeding. The “Fan” in her name comes from the Chinese name for Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, while “Xing” comes from her father Xingya and also evokes van Gogh's The Starry Night. In 2023, she returned to China after growing up in the Netherlands.
- Sex
- Female
- Current place
- China Giant Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
5 recorded events
Born at Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
Born on May 1, 2020, at Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen in the Netherlands.
Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
Public debut at Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
Entered the public exhibit area for the first time on November 19, 2020, and began appearing before visitors at Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen.
Ouwehands Zoo Rhenen
Zoo confirmed Fanxing was female
On December 22, 2022, the zoo announced the results of a repeat examination confirming that Fanxing, previously thought to be male, was female.
Returned to China and entered quarantine at Bifengxia
Returned to China on September 28, 2023, arriving at Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda and entering quarantine.
Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
Moved to China Giant Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea
Moved on September 29, 2025, to China Giant Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea in Yibin, Sichuan.
China Giant Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea
Relationships
Siblings1
Places
Current place
China Giant Panda Garden at Shunan Bamboo Sea
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
These are sources related to this panda. Sources for individual events appear in the timeline; one source does not establish every detail.
- www.ouwehand.nlhttps://www.ouwehand.nl/nl/nieuws/pandajong-fan-xing-vanaf-nu-te-zien
Event source
- www.ouwehand.nlhttps://www.ouwehand.nl/nl/nieuws/reuzenpanda-fan-xing-verrast-en-blijkt-een-vrouwtje-te-zijn
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