Tai Shan to Remain at National Zoo

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Summary

The Chinese ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, announces that the giant panda cub, Tai Shan, will remain at the National Zoological Park through 2009. Born on July 9, 2005, Tai Shan (Peaceful Mountain in Chinese) was the offspring of NZP pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, pandas on a ten year loan from the People's Republic of China. Under the original agreement, any offspring would have to be returned to China at two years of age, but given Tai Shan's popularity, the Chinese government extended his stay by an additional two years.

Subject

  • Tian Tian
  • Mei Xiang
  • Wenzhong, Zhou
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Tai Shan

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Ruane, Michael E. and Debbi Wilgoren, "Tai Shan to Remain Through 2009," The Washington Post, 4/24/2007.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April 24, 2007

Topic

  • Pandas
  • Giant panda

Place

China

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