Photo: Chen Rong
Embark on a journey of discovery through Jiangsu Province and experience the history and legacy of China’s Maritime Silk Road.
Source: Discover Jiangsu: ancient gateway to the Maritime Silk Road
Photo: Visual China Group
Twice a year, billions of birds migrate thousands of miles across the world. But their journeys are getting more dangerous as the crucial pit stops they rely on are being developed and destroyed.
Source: The planet’s most threatened flight path, and the $3 billion plan to protect it
Photo: VCG
Source: Treasure of Nature: A ‘natural paradise’ featuring mudflats
Photo: Chen Guoyuan
China will apply to make the second phase of its migratory bird sanctuaries, which lie along the coast of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Gulf, a UNESCO World Heritage site before February, aiming to further protect wildlife in the world’s largest intertidal wetland system.
Two years after he retired in 2014, Zhu Xianwen became a wetland protection consultant in a coastal township of Jiangsu province.
Source: Threatened Jiangsu Wetlands Are Now a World Heritage Site
International recognition for Jiangsu’s migratory bird habitats marks another victory for wetlands conservation in China…
Source: Tiaozini wetlands: once threatened by development, now a world heritage site
It is the central node of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), which is the most threatened migratory flyway worldwide. Bird Sanctuaries…
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