Yancheng Biosphere Reserve (Credit: LV Shicheng)
Located in Jiangsu Province, it encompasses the largest coastal wetland in China, with extensive tidal flats along more than 120 kilometers of coastline that support a high level of biodiversity. Approximately 3 million individuals of 200 bird species are thought to migrate through the site annually, and many, especially anatidae, winter there. The site provides one of the two largest habitats in China for the Pere David's or Water Deer (Elaphurus davidianus), known as "Milu," and is thought to support about 10% of the world's population of the Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor). (UNESCO)
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