On October 30, 1954, with the renowned Wu San-lien acting as matchmaker, Lin Wang was moved to the zoo to marry the four-year-old Malan, who already resided there.
一九五四年十月三十日，經台南知名人物吳三連的說媒，林旺與比牠早到動物園一年、芳齡四歲的馬蘭結為夫妻。