Migratory egrets travel to east China's Jiangxi in summer

Source: Xinhua| 2021-08-20 21:12:38|Editor: huaxia


NANCHANG, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- From March to August, over 100,000 egrets fly from Southeast Asia to Xiangshan forest park near the Poyang Lake in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province.

The improving ecology attracts an increasing number of egrets, making the Xiangshan forest park a "kingdom of egrets".

In 2021, Xinhua photographer Wan Xiang has spent six months keeping a "photo log" of the migrating egrets.

An egret is seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

An egret is seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

An egret is seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

An egret is seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

Egrets are seen at the Xiangshan Forest Park in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)

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