Aerial birds welcome spring in Zhangye

A flock of egrets play in Zhangye National Wetland Park in the city of Zhangye, Gansu province on March 2. [Photo/Xinhua]

Different kinds of aerial birds have come to the Zhangye National Wetland Park to enjoy spring, as temperatures reached 16 C in Zhangye city, Gansu province on March 2.

Zhangye National Wetland Park is an ideal habitat for waterfowl such as swans, red-crowned cranes, and bar-headed geese.

Situated in the middle of the Heihe River basin, the park is the second largest inland valley in the country, sprawling across 4,133 hectares of land, and with 1,733 hectares of wetlands.

The wetland park is ideal for sightseeing, education and conservation.