10th Dongting Lake International Bird-watching Festival Opens
The first domestic bird-watching festival was co-organized by the Hunan Forestry Department and the Yueyang Municipal People¡¯s Government in December 2002. It now has been held for 9 sessions.
On the theme of ¡°Protecting bird-viewing resort for the beautiful Dongting Lake¡±, a series of activities will be held apart from the opening ceremony of the Bird-watching Festival, including the Dongting Lake Bird-watching Competition, International Symposium on Ecological Protection and Green Development of Dongting Lake, the launching ceremony of the Bird-watching Competition Alliance, and " Helping migratory birds fly" Volunteer Action in Dongting Lake.
Translator: Liu Pingbo
Chinese Source: Yueyang.gov.cn