[1] She is considered one of China's "celebrity pandas", with her gaining popularity online due to her distinct appearance and gentle personality.
She also has two rows of teeth which she inherited from her father Mei Lan, which weakens her jaw strength and hinders her eating.
[2] Her chubby appearance which people have compared to that of an onigiri, her "ability" to understand Sichuan slang, as well as her tendency to allow other pandas in the base to steal her food, has sparked sympathy and interest within internet users.
[5] On the blogging platform Weibo, Hua Hua's hashtag has garnered nearly 1.6 billion engagements, a dedicated "super discussion" group about her on Chinese social media has 670,000 members, and individual videos about her on TikTok have garnered 2.6 million views.
[3][4][6] She has become known as one of China's "celebrity pandas", being featured as a "guest" for the 2024 Spring Festival Gala,[5][7] and even being given the honorary position of Director of Chengdu Culture and Tourism Bureau.