BACK TO NATURE

Conservation benefits nature and people alike. Across China,wetland reserves have become wildlife havens that in turn provide urbanites with a relaxing alternative to the hustle and bustle of the city. BR

(Photos by Xinhua News Agency)

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1. Sightseers at a wetland resort in Panjin, Liaoning Province, on September 28. In autumn, this Suaeda field, dubbed the “red carpet beach,” helps create the picture-perfect holiday snap

5. The Shankou Mangrove Nature Reserve, a wetland reserve protecting the mangrove forest ecosystem in Hepu, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,on August 22

2. Workers transport harvested persimmons by boat in the Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,on September 23

4. A baby bird eagerly awaits its meal in a coastal wetland in Tangshan, Hebei Province,on June 11

3. Haizhu Wetland in downtown Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on March 11