Strong-Willed Pig

The Strong-Willed Pig[2] (Chinese: 猪坚强; pinyin: Zhu Jianqiang; April 2007[3] – June 16, 2021),[4] was a pig originally belonging to Wan Xingming, a villager in Tuanshan Village, Longmenshan Town, Pengzhou City, Chengdu City. [5] On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake occurred and the pig was buried under rubble for 36 days but amazingly survived on just charcoal and rainwater.[6] On June 17, 2008, the pig was rescued and its weight was found to have dropped from 150 kg to 50 kg. [7] The pig became a symbol of hope, fortitude and resilience.[8] He was "revered for his heroism."[9]

Strong-Willed Pig
Nine months after its ordeal
BornApril 2007
Tuanshan Village, Longmenshan Town, Pengzhou City, Chengdu City
DiedJune 16, 2021 (aged 14)
Jianchuan Museum Cluster, Anren Town, Dayi County, Chengdu City
Cause of deathOld age & exhaustion
Known forSurvived being buried for 36 days after the Wenchuan earthquake[1]

Biography

After the Wenchuan earthquake, Jianchuan Museum adopted the pig,[10] and the curator, Fan Jianchuan, gave it two names: the nickname "36 Wa'er" and the formal name "Strong-Willed Pig".[11]

In September 2011, Chinese scientists cloned the Strong-Willed Pig.[12]

In the late stages of its life

On May 1, 2021, Fan Jianchuan stated that "the situation of Strong-Willed Pig is terrible". On the 10th, the Jianchuan Museum said that the pig had entered the final stage of its life.[13]

Death

On June 16, 2021, Strong-Willed Pig died at Jianchuan Museum Cluster at the age of 14 due to old age and exhaustion.[14] On Weibo there were 430 million views of the hashtag "Strong-Willed Pig has died".[8]

References
  1. Alice Yan. "China's weirdest news stories of 2021 so far: a celebrity pig, snow for sale and a 90-year-old internet star who hasn't posted anything". South China Morning Post.
  2. "China's 'Strong-Willed Pig' Has Been Cloned". National Public Radio. September 22, 2011.
  3. ""Strong-Willed Pig" celebrates its birthday this month". cbgc.scol.com.cn. 2021-04-01. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13.
  4. "Pig that survived earthquake inspires Chinese". The New York Times. Dec 22, 2008.
  5. ""Strong-Willed Pig" is dying". RFI. May 10, 2021.
  6. James Griffiths and Nectar Gan (May 14, 2021). ""Strong-Willed Pig" is moving to a new home". CNN.
  7. Michael L. Tan (2018-07-20). "Miracles of survival". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  8. "Strong-Willed Pig: Animal that survived Sichuan earthquake dies". BBC. June 17, 2021 – via Yahoo!.
  9. Sparks, Hannah (June 17, 2021). "'strong-willed' pig, famed earthquake survivor, dead at 14". New York Post.
  10. Hannah Sparks (May 12, 2021). "China bids farewell to legendary 'strong-willed' pig who survived quake". New York Post.
  11. "As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities - and potential for chaos". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-01-16.
  12. "China 'clones castrated pig who survived 2008 earthquake'". BBC. 18 September 2011.
  13. "Strong-Willed Pig is not doing well". Sing Tao Daily. 2021-05-13.
  14. Shweta Sharma (June 17, 2021). "China mourns heroic 'Strong-Willed Pig' that survived earthquake after it dies of old age". The Independent.
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