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Yangtze Estuary Wetlands
Where Yangtze sediment meets the sea, accumulating into tidal flats — the core refueling station on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway for millions of migratory birds.
Prefecture: Yangpu
Province: ShanghaiThree long-necked grey and white birds fly over tidal flats where channels wind between reed patches, and a line of small birds crosses the broad water far off.
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- Chongming Dongtan Birds Nature Reserve
A key stopover on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, Chongming Dongtan's reed beds and mudflats draw tens of thousands of migrating birds.
- Jiuduansha Wetland Nature Reserve
Beyond the mouth of the Yangtze, Jiuduansha is the estuary's youngest natural shoal wetland, a green shield keeping the river mouth's ecology in balance.
- Yangtze Estuary Chinese Sturgeon Sanctuary Base
This research and conservation base rescues the Chinese sturgeon, a flagship national treasure of the Yangtze, and studies its migration runs.
- Chongming Xisha Mingzhu Lake Wetland
Showcasing tidal wetlands at the Yangtze estuary, Xisha Mingzhu Lake displays natural tidal-flat channels woven together with woods and water.
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- First Settlement of Chongming's Sandbars696 CE, Tang
In 696, fishermen and woodcutters began settling the eastern and western sandbars at the Yangtze estuary, beginning Chongming's documented human history.