Mother River Protection Day: Cherished wetlands along the Yellow River
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Loading... - Zihan Chen
- 10 Mar 2022
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China will formulate a law to protect the Yellow River, according to a work report submitted Tuesday to the country's national legislature. The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee delivered the report to the fifth session of the 13th NPC.
On Mother River Protection Day, March 9, let's embark on a tour of important wetlands along the Yellow River, from the source to the estuary.
The Gyaring Lake and the Ngoring Lake are two biggest freshwater lakes at the source of the Yellow River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. In Tibetan, the Gyaring Lake means a long white lake, while the Ngoring Lake means a long blue lake. Although the total size of two lakes is only half of the Lake Taihu in east China's Jiangsu Province, their water storage is three times that of Lake Taihu. The wetlands here are a paradise for migratory birds like the bar-headed goose. Read More...
