Flights of fancy

Napa Lake's prominence as a landing strip for migratory birds has given it wings as a tourism launch pad. Han Lianxian writes.

Birds and flowers surrounding Napa Lake, in Southeast China's Yunnan province, make the place look like a traditional Chinese scenic painting come to life.

The water body tucked in a toe of the Hengduan Mountains' foothills has long served as a stopover for avian visitors. About 20,000 birds flock to the area every year.