Hengdong County has been vigorously practicing the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets in recent years. It has carried out patrols, monitoring, and ecosystem restoration for the mandarin duck protection bases. The ecological environment in the county has constantly improved, providing a favorable habitat for various wintering migratory birds. The photo, taken on February 13, shows pairs of wild mandarin ducks are seen at the Tanjiangkou Mandarin Duck Protection Base in Mishui River National Wetland Park, Hengdong County. (Photo/Peng Bin, Zhou Wei, and Wang Jiu'an)

Hengdong County has been vigorously practicing the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets in recent years. It has carried out patrols, monitoring, and ecosystem restoration for the mandarin duck protection bases. The ecological environment in the county has constantly improved, providing a favorable habitat for various wintering migratory birds. The photo, taken on February 13, shows pairs of wild mandarin ducks are seen at the Tanjiangkou Mandarin Duck Protection Base in Mishui River National Wetland Park, Hengdong County. (Photo/Peng Bin, Zhou Wei, and Wang Jiu'an)

Hengdong County has been vigorously practicing the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets in recent years. It has carried out patrols, monitoring, and ecosystem restoration for the mandarin duck protection bases. The ecological environment in the county has constantly improved, providing a favorable habitat for various wintering migratory birds. The photo, taken on February 13, shows pairs of wild mandarin ducks are seen at the Tanjiangkou Mandarin Duck Protection Base in Mishui River National Wetland Park, Hengdong County. (Photo/Peng Bin, Zhou Wei, and Wang Jiu'an) 

Hengdong County has been vigorously practicing the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets in recent years. It has carried out patrols, monitoring, and ecosystem restoration for the mandarin duck protection bases. The ecological environment in the county has constantly improved, providing a favorable habitat for various wintering migratory birds. The photo, taken on February 13, shows pairs of wild mandarin ducks are seen at the Tanjiangkou Mandarin Duck Protection Base in Mishui River National Wetland Park, Hengdong County. (Photo/Peng Bin, Zhou Wei, and Wang Jiu'an)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: Hunan Daily