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Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf  of China (Phase I)

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An endless stretch of wetland mudflats

The fragrant grass is grown luxuriantly over the vast and green land

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A paradise for birds

The grass and trees are lush; gulls and egrets soar and gather in abundance

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Gifted by nature, the sanctuaries get the good fortune of heaven and earth

and have become a treasure of the world through the vicissitudes of life

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Black-faced Spoonbill

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Spoon-billed Sandpiper

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The Milu deer

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Spoon-billed Sandpiper

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Chinese Merganser/Scaly-sided Merganser

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The Milu deer

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The birds with spoon-like beaks are Spoon-billed Sandpipers

People like to call them 'little spoons'