City of Wild: Birds in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park welcome spring

A great spotted woodpecker on a tree, Chaoyang Park, Beijing, March 23, 2020. /Huang Yixi

A crow draws the attention of the great spotted woodpecker, Chaoyang Park, Beijing, March 23, 2020. /Huang Yixi

The woodpecker follows the crow into a bush, Chaoyang Park, Beijing, March 23, 2020. /Huang Yixi

A cat sleeps in a bush in Chaoyang Park, Beijing, March 23, 2020. /Huang Yixi

Built in 1984, Chaoyang Park is a city park in Beijing characterized by a large water area and green space.

In late March, flowers are blooming and new leaves are sprouting, birds in the park also become more active than winter. Great spotted woodpeckers, white-winged redstarts and mallards can be easily found in the park.

A white-winged redstart, Chaoyang Park, Beijing, March 23, 2020. /Huang Yixi

Birds are easily found behind the branches, Chaoyang Park, Beijing, March 23, 2020. /Huang Yixi

About 'City of Wild'

Nature does not only exist in faraway mountains and oceans, but also in urban cities and our daily life. In the new series City of Wild, CGTN not only unfolds a world of wildlife you've never noticed, but also shares a concept of this year's CBD COP 15 theme: "Ecological Civilization – Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth."

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