Bird-watching season approaches as rare birds migrate to Poyang Lake

Rare, migratory birds gather at Poyang Lake in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province on October 9, 2017. Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China, a significant international wetland and the largest hibernating habitat for migratory birds in Asia. Ninety-five percent of the world's white cranes, 50 percent of the world's white-nape cranes, and 60 percent of swan geese survive winters here in Poyang Lake each year.[Photo: VCG]