View picturesque wetland scenery in Gansu

Zhangye National Wetland Park in Zhangye city, Gansu province. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Zhangye National Wetland Park, an attraction in Zhangye city, Gansu province, has attracted many tourists in early autumn with its waterfowl such as swans, red-crowned cranes, and bar-headed geese.

Situated in the middle of the Heihe River basin, the second largest inland valley in the country, the park covers 4,133 hectares of land, with 1,733 hectares of wetlands.

The city does its best to protect wetlands due to its positive functions in conserving water, improving water quality, maintaining biodiversity, and preventing desertification. The area has many types of plants thriving in it.