More than 3,000 whooper swans have already flown to Rongcheng in Shandong province to spend the winter so far this year.

Rongcheng is one of the most significant winter habitats for whooper swans in Asia. The homeland of Chinese whooper swans, Rongcheng has been continuously increasing its efforts to protect the ecological environment of the Swan Lake Wetland, resulting in a gradual increase in the number of whooper swans wintering in the city in recent years.

Flocks of whooper swans forage for food in a wetland of the Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve at dawn. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Graceful and majestic, the swans glide through the winter sky, their snow-white feathers shining in the sunlight. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The arrival of the swans brings life and color to the winter landscape in Rongcheng, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]