🐦 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China: Migratory Bird Habitat in the North of Yancheng, Jiangsu
UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting critical stopover habitat for East Asian-Australasian Flyway
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2019 (expanded 2023)
- Located in Dafeng District, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province along the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf coast
- Encompasses approximately 127,000 hectares of tidal mudflats and coastal wetlands
- Supports over 30% of the global population of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper and hosts 1.5 million waterbirds during peak migration
The northern Yancheng site forms part of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf Coast, a ...