The 21-year-old panda Lin Hui passed away at Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo on Wednesday morning, the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda confirmed.

中国大熊猫保护研究中心证实，21岁的大熊猫“林惠”于周三上午在泰国清迈动物园去世。

Born in September 2001, the female panda was moved to Thailand in 2003 through a program of China-Thailand cooperative research on giant pandas and had been living in the zoo ever since.

这只雌性大熊猫出生于2001年9月，2003年通过中泰大熊猫合作研究项目到达泰国，此后一直生活在该动物园。

The center said that the giant panda suddenly fell into a coma on Tuesday night. Rescue efforts were carried out after the center received reports of the situation from the zoo. Unfortunately, despite rescue efforts, the panda died at around 2 am on Wednesday.

该中心表示，这只大熊猫在周二晚上突然陷入昏迷。该中心在收到动物园的情况报告后立即展开救援工作。不幸的是，尽管进行了救援，这只熊猫还是在周三凌晨2点左右死亡。

Recent health examinations showed that the giant panda suffered from an abnormal kidney function index and high blood pressure.

最近的健康检查显示，这只大熊猫患有肾功能指数异常和高血压。

The Chinese side will send an expert team to Thailand to work with Thailand's experts and investigate the cause of Lin Hui's death.

中方将派专家组赴泰，与泰方专家共同调查“林惠”的死亡原因。