Lin Bing ( th, หลินปิง, ) (also called Lin Ping) is a female giant panda in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

. Born on 27 May 2009 at

Chiang Mai Zoo Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo on Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, just west of Chiang Mai University. It is the first commercial zoo in northern Thailand, established on 16 June 1977. History In 1950 the US government sent m ...

in Chiang Mai,

by Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) to Lin Hui and Chuang Chuang, it is the first giant panda born in Thailand. Its name, meaning the "Forest of Ice", was chosen after a nationwide name selection contest that attracted 22 million votes. "Bing" also sounds similar to the name of the

Ping River The Ping River ( th, แม่น้ำปิง, , ), along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After p ...

, which flows through Northern Thailand, where the zoo is located. Like her parents, Lin Bing is considered the property of China. Therefore, Lin Bing was scheduled to be sent to China after she turns two years old. The news of her birth and subsequent publicity have attracted many more tourists to the zoo, influencing the organisation's decision to build a 60 million baht (approximately $1.5 million) worth dome for residing the cub. The care of the panda is undertaken by Thai scientists and veterinarians specially trained by China's giant panda specialists. On July 8 2017, Lin Bing was delivered of two baby twin pandas, one male and one female. Lin Bing's father Chuang Chuang died on September 16, 2019, in his enclosure at Chiang Mai Zoo at the age of 19. Lin Bing's mother Lin Hui died on April 19, 2023, at Chiang Mai Zoo at the age of 21.https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/lifestyle/travel/1063763

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