By Chuan-X Panda
Updated: June 01, 2025 17:00 PM
Panda Meng Lan, male, born on July 4th, 2015 at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Sichuan, China, and grow in the Beijing Zoo. His cute appearance and lively personality have attracted a large number of panda lovers' attention.
Meng Lan, known as the "The Third Prince of Xizhimen." Beijing Zoo is located in Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing and Meng Lan is the third son of panda mother Mei Lan. Meng Lan is cute and fierce as well, with a sense of contrast personality. Due to its identity and popularity, netizens call him the "third prince of Xizhimen" and some are also called "third prince of Beijing Zoo".
Meng Lan and Hua Hua have been the two top panda stars in China, and are called Hua Hua in the South and Meng Lan in the North. (Panda Hua Hua lives in Chengdu Giant Panda Base, southwest China, and Meng Lan is in Beijing Zoo, in northern China). Many tourists visit the panda base or the zoo for them.
Why Meng Lan panda is the top star in the panda world?
- Beautiful Looking: Meng Lan has a round body, black and white fur, and big and round eyes, and looks cute.
- Lively personality and active behavior: With cute and fierce personality, he even walks with a domineering demeanor. Whenever is happy, he climbs to the top of a tree to perform an inverted split for tourists. His agile posture and flexible movements are different from other lazy pandas, and therefore this vibrant image makes it stand out among the many pandas. On the other side, when shy, Meng Lan will bite her hand and act calm.
- Legendary experience of jailbreak: Active Meng Lan often climbs high and even attempts to climb out of the fence, almost successfully "jailbreak" several times. Engraved in its DNA, after escaping from "prison", it not only took Panda Qing Da and Panda Qing Xiao as ladder, but also make the zoo's fence to be raised highly.
Panda Meng Lan is jailbreaking
Where can I see panda Meng Lan?
1. If you have time and budget, you can visit the Olympic Panda Pavilion at Beijing Zoo, Beijing, China to see the panda Meng Lan. Beijing Zoo is located on Xizhimenwai Street in Xicheng District, Beijing, China. The zoo opens at 7:30 in the morning, and Panda House opens at 8:00. It is recommended to go from 8:00am to 10:00am, when Menglan is more active. During peak hours, visitors need to queue for at least 1.5 hours. In the afternoon, the visit may be suspended due to the rest of Meng Lan. So it is better to arrive early. In addition to Meng Lan, you can also see adorable pandas such as Panda Meng Bao (Meng Lan' young sister), Panda Meng Yu (Meng Lan' young sister), and Panda Hua Diandian in the panda house.
📍 Beijing Zoo: No. 137 Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.
Panda Meng Lan's schedule:
8:00-10:00: Go out for exercise.
13:30-14:00: Enjoy lunch.
15:30-16:00: Have an extra meal.
2. If you are unable to visit Meng Lan in Beijing in person, you can also care the panda on line. iPanda Channel, the world's first 24-hour live broadcast channel for giant pandas, plays live broadcasts about Meng Lan, for more videos, click here. Beijing Zoo's official microblog or WeChat official account occasionally releases live broadcasts or related videos of Meng Lan. Video bloggers also post videos of about panda Menglan on Tiktok.
Any other alternatives to see panda Meng Lan?
As the adorable panda Menglan continues to win hearts worldwide, toy manufacturers and cultural companies have launched a variety of charming and fun panda-themed products, including Menglan plush toys, tote bags, and more. For panda lovers visiting the Beijing Zoo, taking home a cute Menglan plush doll has become a must-do—a way to fulfill the dream of "adopting" their very own precious panda.
These delightful souvenirs are available at shops around the Beijing Zoo. For those unable to visit in person, Menglan panda dolls can also be purchased online through retailers like Chuan-X Panda, a flagship store specializing in panda plush toys. In addition to Menglan, you can also find original products featuring other popular panda stars such as Hua Hua and Qi Zai. Click here to see more jailbreaking Meng Lan panda as below.
