红嘴鸥第34年飞到昆明过冬 Black-headed gulls fly to Kunming to live through winter

Gao Huiying China Plus Published: 2018-11-15 15:01:08
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People feed(喂 wèi) red-billed gulls at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

People  view(看 kàn) black-headed gulls at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

Black-headed gulls fly(飞 fēi) to Kunming(昆明 Kūnmíng) for warmer(暖和 nuǎnhuo) weather(天气 tiānqì) to live through the winter(冬天 dōngtiān). 

People feed(喂 wèi) red-billed gulls at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

People feed(喂 wèi)  black-headed gulls at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

There are around 40,000 gulls flying from Siberia to Kunming in recent years. Since 1985, the black-headed gulls made the first appearance(出现 chūxiàn) in Kunming city forming a beautiful scenery of people(人 rén) living in harmony(和谐 héxié) with nature(自然 zìrán). This is the 34th year. 

People view red-billed gulls while cruising around Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

People view black-headed gulls while cruising around Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

If you want to see them in the city, December(十二月 shí'èr yuè) to March(三月 sānyuè) will be the best(最佳 zuì jiā) time.

Red-billed gulls fly over Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

Black-headed gulls fly over Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 14, 2018. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)

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  • <动词 v.> pass; cross
    E.g. Guò le yínháng xiàng zuǒ guǎi.
    过了银行向左拐。
    Make a left turn after the bank.

  • <动词 v.> spend; pass time
    E.g. Zài guò yī nián,tā jiù bìyè le.
    再过一年,她就毕业了。
    In another year she will be graduated.

  • <动词 v.> go through; go over
    E.g. Wǒ dǎsuàn kǎoshì qián bǎ zhèxiē nèiróng guò yī biàn.
    我打算考试前把这些内容过一遍。
    I will go over the contents before the examination.

  • <动词 v.> surpass; exceed
    E.g. Huā shèng qī yǐ gu.
    花盛期已过。
    The bloom is past its peak.

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    肉煮过头了。
    The meat is overcooked.

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    他爱妻子胜过一切。
    His wife is everything to him.

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