Identificatie
Soort entiteit
Animal
Geauthoriseerde naam
Chia Chia the Giant Panda
Parallelle vormen van de naam
Gestandaardiseerde naamvorm(en) volgens andere regels.
Aandere naamsvormen
Identificatiecode voor organisaties
Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
fl 1974
Geschiedenis
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