lhunzhub county in lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region, is a core protection area of a nature reserve for black-necked cranes, a species on china's top protection list.
located near the mid-stream of the yarlung zangbo river, the area was designated as a regional nature reserve for black-necked cranes in 1993, and it was made a national reserve in 2003. every winter, about 2,000 black-necked cranes migrate here to enjoy the county's vast wetlands.
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes in lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/jiang fan)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes flying over the lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/zhang rufeng)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes in lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/zhang rufeng)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes in lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/lyu qiuping)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes in lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/jiang fan)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes flying over the lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/jiang fan)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes flying over the lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/lyu qiuping)
this drone photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes flying over the lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/zhou dixiao)
this photo taken on nov. 6, 2022 shows black-necked cranes flying over the lhunzhub county of lhasa, southwest china's tibet autonomous region. (xinhua/zhang rufeng)
