Identity area
Type of entity
Animal
Authorized form of name
Chia Chia the Giant Panda
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
On the occasion of the Rt. Hon Edward Heath's visit to China in June 1974, the Chinese Government made a gift of two Giant Pandas to the British people. Male Chia Chia means 'Most Excellent and Very Best'. Chia Chia (pronounces Cha Cha) was born in Bao Hsing county on the eastern side of Szechwan province. In 1981 Chia Chia was sent to Washington on an unsuccessful mating mission