 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2019) |
 Bei Bei in November 2017. | |
| Species | Giant panda |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Born | August 22, 2015 National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. United States |
| Residence | Bifengxia Panda Base, Ya'an, China |
| Parent(s) | Mei Xiang, Tian Tian |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) (as of November 21, 2019) |
| Named after | Treasure |
Bei Bei (/beɪ beɪ/ BAY BAY; Chinese: t 貝貝, s 贝贝, p Bèibèi) is a male giant panda cub who was born and lived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in the United States. He was part of US-China relations panda diplomacy, and was sent to the People's Republic of China on November 19, 2019, at the age of 4. He is currently at the Ya’an Bifengxia Base[1] of the Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center in southwest Sichuan province.[2] He is the brother of Tai Shan, Bao Bao, and Xiao Qi Ji.
- ^ Tang, Didi. "The winner in China's panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves". phys.org. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "US-born Bei Bei settles into new home at Chinese panda base". WTOP. November 21, 2019. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.