NW China's Loess Plateau attracts hundreds of birds(1/3)

Mergansers skim over the river in Zhangxian County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Tianyun)

Located in the transition zone of west Qinling mountains and Loess Plateau, Zhangxian County promotes ecological restoration at the local Zhanghe river basin in recent years, attracting an increasing number of birds.

Photo shows the fantail snipe in Zhangxian County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Tianyun)

Photo shows a great white heron in Zhangxian County, Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Photo: China News Service/Ma Tianyun)