Lin Bing
{{Short description|Female giant panda in Thailand}}
{{update|date=January 2016}}
Lin Bing ({{langx|th|หลินปิง}}, {{langx|zh|林冰}}), also known as Lin Ping, is a female giant panda born on 27 May 2009 at Chiang Mai Zoo in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She was the first giant panda born in Thailand, conceived through gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) to Lin Hui and Chuang Chuang after the pair were shown panda mating videos.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-panda-idUSTRE54Q1RT20090527 |title=Thailand celebrates panda cub birth |work=Reuters |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=2025-05-10}}
Her name, meaning "Forest of Ice," was selected through a nationwide naming contest that received over 22 million votes.{{cite news |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30113970 |title=Lin Ping wins the name game |newspaper=The Nation |date=2 October 2009 |access-date=2025-05-10}} The name "Bing" also resembles the Ping River, which flows through northern Thailand where the zoo is located.
Like her parents, Lin Bing is considered the property of China. She was scheduled to be returned to China after turning two years old, in accordance with China's panda loan agreement.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23300033 |title=Thailand prepares to send Lin Ping back to China |work=BBC News |date=15 July 2013 |access-date=2025-05-10}} Her birth significantly boosted tourism at Chiang Mai Zoo, prompting the construction of a 60 million baht (approximately $1.5 million) dome to house her.{{cite news |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-06/02/content_7950670.htm |title=Thailand plans new home for baby panda |newspaper=China Daily |date=2 June 2009 |access-date=2025-05-10}} Her care was overseen by Thai veterinarians trained by Chinese panda specialists.
On 27 July 2015, Lin Bing gave birth to twin female cubs at the Bifengxia Panda Base in Sichuan, China.{{cite web |url=https://www.china.org.cn/china/2015-07/27/content_36153958.htm |title=Thailand-born panda Lin Bing gives birth to twins in China |website=China.org.cn |date=27 July 2015 |access-date=2025-05-10}}
Her father, Chuang Chuang, died on 16 September 2019 at the age of 19 at Chiang Mai Zoo.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49714839 |title=Thailand investigates death of panda Chuang Chuang |work=BBC News |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=2025-05-10}}
Her mother, Lin Hui, died on 19 April 2023 at the age of 21, also at Chiang Mai Zoo.{{cite news |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2552519/giant-panda-lin-hui-dies-aged-21-years |title=Giant panda Lin Hui dies aged 21 years |newspaper=Bangkok Post |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=2025-05-10}}