Cranes fly over the wetland of the Yellow River Delta in east China's Shandong Province, December 26, 2007. The wetland covers an area of more than 40,000 hectares and has become an ideal habitat for migratory birds.

Reed plants grow on the wetland of the Yellow River Delta in east China's Shandong Province, December 26, 2007. The wetland covers an area of more than 40,000 hectares and has become an ideal habitat for migratory birds.

Cranes fly over the wetland of the Yellow River Delta in East China's Shandong Province, December 26, 2007. The wetland covers an area of more than 40,000 hectares and has become an ideal habitat for migratory birds.

(Xinhua News Agency December 29, 2007)