Wetland park turns into paradise for migratory birds in NW China’s Ningxia

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025 shows migratory birds resting and foraging at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025 shows the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

Staff members observe migratory birds at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 11, 2025.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025 shows migratory birds resting and foraging at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Photo by Yue Changhong/Xinhua)

Staff members operate with an intelligent monitoring platform at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 11, 2025.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025 shows migratory birds flying over the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 8, 2025 shows migratory birds resting and foraging at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Photo by Yue Changhong/Xinhua)

Staff members patrol at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 11, 2025.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025 shows the Yellow River and the Tianhewan National Wetland Park (R) in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2025 shows staff members patrolling at the Tianhewan National Wetland Park in Pingluo County of Shizuishan, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Located in Pingluo County of Ningxia and adjacent to the Yellow River, the Tianhewan National Wetland Park serves as an important ecological barrier in the Yellow River Basin.

Pingluo County has stepped up its efforts to protect the Yellow River Wetland in recent years, pushing ahead with ecological restoration and governance of the wetland. It has woven an ecological protection network to safeguard the home of migratory birds through intelligent monitoring platforms as well as patrols by professionals.

Thanks to continuous improvement in its ecological environment, the park has turned into a paradise for migratory birds.

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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