After the initial arrival of a record of 2,000 migratory swans since the winter set in 2002, the beautiful Shengjin Lake natural reserve in Chizhou, eastern China’s Anhui province, has virtually become a swan lake.

Adjacent to the Yangtze River, the state reserve is a renowned wetland in Asia favored by migrant birds.

Across an area of some 133 square kilometers are currently inhabited by more than 100,000 migratory birds in more than 170 species, of which over 20 are listed under state protection.

Besides, about one-eighth of the white cranes and one-twentieth of the white-hooded cranes in the world have taken this reserve as their habitat.

(Chinadaily.com.cn)

Photos by Huanxi