Since the beginning of winter in 2023, protected wetlands such as Huhe Lake, Tianhe Lake, Jixu Lake and Taizi Lake in Quwo County, Shanxi Province have welcomed rare migratory birds such as white swans, black storks, herons, shelducks, hundreds, mountain noise thrushes, great, and black-tailed waxbills, and more than 30 migratory and native rare birds have gathered in the same area, allowing bird lovers to feast their eyes.
Quwo is located in the Jinnan Basin, with a county area of 437.9 square kilometers, with the Huhe River and the Fen River passing through it, and there are many springs, lakes and reservoirs. In recent years, Quwo County in Shanxi Province has been committed to ecological restoration, the development of ecological and efficient agriculture, and the ecological environment of the whole region has been significantly improved.
In Quwo County, not only the population of ordinary birds has increased significantly, but also the number of national second-class protected bird species has increased year by year. At the same time, the residents' awareness of loving and protecting birds is also constantly increasing, and the county, rural areas, scenic spots, and fields show an ecological idyllic picture of harmony between man and nature.
Source: Shanxi Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau