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Visitors admire red-crowned cranes amid snowfall in Heilongjiang

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People take photos of red-crowned cranes at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP
People take photos of red-crowned cranes at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

People take photos of red-crowned cranes at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

A flock of red-crowned cranes forage at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP
A flock of red-crowned cranes forage at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

A flock of red-crowned cranes forage at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

People take photos of red-crowned cranes at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP
People take photos of red-crowned cranes at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

People take photos of red-crowned cranes at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

A flock of red-crowned cranes forage at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP
A flock of red-crowned cranes forage at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

A flock of red-crowned cranes forage at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, November 25, 2024. /CFP

Amid the first snow of this winter in Qiqihar on Monday, tourists from across China arrived at the Zhalong National Nature Reserve to admire red-crowned cranes. Home to a population of some 900 red-crowned cranes, the nature reserve is the world's largest breeding habitat for the endangered species. Red-crowned cranes have been among the most beloved birds in China since ancient times.

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