Terraced fields and streams weave a network on the southern slopes of Qinling — where the last wild crested ibis was rediscovered, scripting a miracle of species resurrection from the brink of extinction.

Southern Qinling Foothills Shaanxi

misty green terraced fields on the southern slopes of the Qinling Mountains, with a rare crested ibis (朱鹮) wading or flying, deciduous broad-leaved trees and bamboo groves