An egret flies over trees at the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in the city of Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Yancheng, a coastal city in east China's Jiangsu Province, unfolds where the Yellow Sea meets vast mudflats, offering some of the country's most pristine wetland parks, swaying reed beds, colorful flower seas, and winding tidal creeks.
A tourist takes photos of blooming tulips at Holland flower park in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 29, 2026. (Photo by Cai Yanying/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on April 7, 2026 shows blooming flowers at Holland flower park in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Shan Qiang/Xinhua)A herd of milu deer cross a street at the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in east China's Jiangsu Province, June 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)An aerial drone photo taken on March 15, 2025 shows tourists enjoying the scenery of flowers in blossom at a scenic spot in Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 29, 2024 shows a view of the tidal flat at the Tiaozini wetland in Dongtai of Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Bo)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 29, 2024 shows a view of the Tiaozini wetland in Dongtai of Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)A herd of milu deer are seen on a wetland at the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 4, 2018. (Photo by He Jinghua/Xinhua)
It boasts a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site - the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China, a vital link in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Within this living landscape, the Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland and Rare Birds National Nature Reserve and the Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve stand out as breathtaking havens for wildlife.
This photo taken on June 7, 2025 shows milu deer in Tiaozini wetland in Dongtai of Yancheng City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)Aerial photo taken on June 27, 2019 shows milu deers, also known as Pere David's deers, gathering around a pond in Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)A male milu deer, also known as Pere David's deer, polishes its antlers in Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in east China's Jiangsu Province, June 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Yancheng's coastal splendor is matched by its ecological importance and remarkable biodiversity. It serves as a critical sanctuary for the elegant red-crowned crane, the gentle milu deer, and millions of migratory shorebirds. Vast flower fields add a painterly palette, while Dongtai Hair Embroidery - a national intangible cultural heritage dating back over 1,300 years - weaves a delicate thread of living history into the landscape. Together, they solidify Yancheng's status as a must-visit ecotourism destination where land, sea, culture, and life blend in harmony on China's eastern coast.
Milu deers, also known as Pere David's deers, rest in Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve in east China's Jiangsu Province, June 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)A red-crowned crane is seen at a national nature reserve in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 14, 2017. (Xinhua/Gao Feng) A hair embroidery artwork is displayed at the Dongtai Museum in Dongtai City, Yancheng of east China's Jiangsu Province, June 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
