Migratory swans spotted at NE China's Hulin

STORY: Migratory swans spotted at NE China's Hulin DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of migratory swans STORYLINE: Around 500 migratory swans were spotted at Yangmu Reservoir in Hulin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang lies in the middle of the East Asian-Australasian flyway, one of the busiest flyways in the world. Many migratory birds from South Korea, Japan, Russia and Mongolia rest and breed here. According to local authorities, Heilongjiang is home to 390 species of birds, with over 100 species listed as "birds under national protection." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

Migratory birds flock to northeast China's Heilongjiang

STORY: Migratory birds flock to northeast China's Heilongjiang DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of migratory birds STANDUP (English): MENG FANYU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: Migratory birds have flocked to northeast China's Heilongjiang Province as the weather is getting warm. STANDUP (English): MENG FANYU, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang boasts bountiful wetland resources, with 55,600 square km of wetlands, which has become a paradise for wild birds." Heilongjiang lies in the middle of the East Asian-Australasian flyway, one of the busiest flyways in the world. Many migratory birds from South Korea, Japan, Russia and Mongolia rest and breed here. According to local authorities, Heilongjiang is home to 390 species of birds, with over 100 species listed as "birds under national protection." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)