Purvaj: Panda bhaaloo parivaar (Ursidae) ka hissa hain, lekin unki vanshaavali anya bhaaloo se laakhon saal pehle alag ho gayi thi. Jeevashm pramaan dikhate hain ki vishal panda ke purvaj aaj ke Cheen aur Eurasia ke anya hisson mein 20-30 lakh saal pehle rehte the.Aahaar mein parivartan: Anya bhaaloo ke vipreet, jo sarvahari hote hain, vishal panda mukhya roop se baans par nirbhar hain. Halaanki, panda abhi bhi anuvanshik roop se maansahaari maane jaate hain aur unke purvajon ka aahaar adhik vividh tha. Samay ke sath, panda ne baans par aadharit aahaar ke liye anukoolan kiya, halaanki unka paachan tantra abhi bhi maansahaari janwaron jaisa hai.Cheen mein Sanskritik aur Aitihaasik MahatvaPraacheen Cheen: Vishal panda hajaaron saalon se Cheeni sanskriti mein ek pratik ke roop mein rahe hain. Praacheen kaal mein, panda ko shaanti ka pratik mana jaata tha aur inhe kabhi-kabhi ardh-divya jeev bhi samjha jaata tha. Cheeni bhaasha mein inhe mo kaha jaata tha, jiska arth hai syahi, jo unke kaale aur safed dhabbon ke kaaran tha.Prarambhik ullekh: 200 Eesa Poorv ke Cheeni granthon mein panda ka ullekh milta hai. Panda ko kabhi shaktishaali jaanwar mana jaata tha, aur kivadantiyon mein unhe baagh jaise khatarnak shikaari ko haraane waala bataya gaya hai. Unki durlabhata aur rahasyamayta ke kaaran ve Cheeni lokkathaon mein vishesh sthal rakhte the.Shaahi Cheen: Taang Rajvansh (618-907 Eesvi) ke dauraan, kabhi-kabhi videshi deshon ko upahaar ke roop mein panda diye jaate the, jinhone aadhunik samay ki panda kutniti ki neev rakhi.