Xi Lan (; born August 30, 2008) is a male giant panda cub born at Zoo Atlanta to Lun Lun and Yang Yang, who were sent to the zoo in 1999 as part of panda diplomacy. He is the younger brother of Mei Lan, who was born at Zoo Atlanta in 2006; and the older brother of five other siblings.His older brother, Mei Lan, was born on September 6, 2006, after Lun Lun spent 36 hours in labor. Xi Lan's younger siblings, Po (born November 3, 2010), twins Mei Lun and Mei Huan (born July 15, 2013), and twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun (born September 3, 2016), were all born at Zoo Atlanta. Xi Lan's name, which means "Atlanta's Joy" in Chinese, was selected from eleven other names in a poll and revealed during a 100-day naming ceremony.

Xi Lan and Po returned to China on May 12, 2014, and, , he is living at the Chengdu Panda Base with his parents, Po, Mei Lun, Mei Huan, and Mei Lan, who had already returned to China in February 2010.

See also

• List of giant pandas

• List of individual bears

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