Poyang Lake wetland

A wetland of international importance, Poyang Lake in East China’s Jiangxi province is also the largest freshwater lake in China, and one of the most crucial wintering sites on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Every year, over 600,000 birds of 300 different species winter at Poyang Lake.

Eleven of those species are first-class protected birds in China, and 66 enjoy second-class protection. Poyang Lake serves as a wintering site for more than 98 percent of the global population of Siberian cranes, over 95 percent of Oriental white storks, over 70 percent of white-naped cranes, and over 60 percent of wild geese.

Poyang Lake National Wetland Park is located on the eastern shore of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi’s Poyang county, and is known as the "Lake City" of China. The park covers a total area of 36,285 hectares, of which 35,116.1 hectares, or 96.8 percent, are wetlands. It is the largest wetland park in China and Asia.