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Qixi
七喜
- Life status
- Living
- Born
Qixi and her older sister Qiqie are twin sisters born on opposite sides of midnight. Qiqie was born on the Qixi Festival in 2014 and was named after the traditional custom of qiqiao, or “praying for skill”; her younger sister, born after midnight, was named Qixi as a homophone of the festival’s name. In 2016, they became the first pair of giant pandas to settle in Inner Mongolia.
- Sex
- Female
- Studbook number
- 925
- Current place
- Ordos Wildlife Park
No photograph is available yet.
Timeline
3 recorded events
Born at the Chengdu Panda Base with twin sister Qiqie
Qixi was born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding on August 3, 2014, with twin sister Qiqie; the sisters were born on opposite sides of midnight.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Moved to Ordos Wildlife Park with Qiqie
Qixi moved from Chengdu to Ordos Wildlife Park with her older sister Qiqie on September 26, 2016.
Ordos Wildlife Park
Made a public debut at Ordos Wildlife Park
After completing the initial quarantine and acclimation period, Qixi and Qiqie formally went on public display at Ordos Wildlife Park on October 1, 2016.
Ordos Wildlife Park
Relationships
Places
Current place
Ordos Wildlife Park
Read more about its time in different places in the Timeline.
Sources
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- ifinance.ifeng.comhttps://ifinance.ifeng.com/14917901/news.shtml
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