Original title: Visit the Korean Habitat of the Chinese "Lucky Bird" Crested Ibis

This is the crested ibis released from the wild in Changning, South Korea on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

On May 10, the 9th wild release of crested ibis was held at the Nippon Crested Ibis Recovery Center in Changning, South Korea.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of Changning County, South Korea) pagebreak

This is the captive crested ibis taken at the Nippo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changning, South Korea on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time that a wild crested ibis chick has been found in South Korea for more than 40 years.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is the crested ibis released from the wild in Changning, South Korea on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

On May 21, a breeder Han Rongyin observed the captive crested ibis at the Nippo Crested Ibis Recovery Center in Changning, South Korea.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center in Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time that a wild crested ibis chick has been found in South Korea for more than 40 years.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is the restoration center of Nippo Crested Ibis in Changning, South Korea, photographed on May 21.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is the crested ibis released from the wild near Changning, South Korea (data photo).

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of Changning County, South Korea) pagebreak

This is the field flying training ground of Crested Ibis photographed at the Nippo Crested Ibis Recovery Center in Changning, South Korea on May 21.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center in Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is Jinshui (right), a crested ibis "settled" in South Korea in 2013, photographed at the Nippon Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changning, South Korea on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is the crested ibis released from the wild near Changning, South Korea (data photo).

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center in Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of Changning County, South Korea) pagebreak

This is the "Dragon Pavilion" of Crested Ibis "settled" in South Korea in 2008, photographed at the Nippo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changning, South Korea, on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time that a wild crested ibis chick has been found in South Korea for more than 40 years.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is the Crested Ibis Juvenile Management Room in Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Korea, on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is a captive crested ibis chick taken at the Nippo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changning, South Korea on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency pagebreak

This is the captive crested ibis taken at the Nippo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changning, South Korea on May 20.

Crested ibis is one of the endangered birds in the world. It was widely distributed in East Asia, including China, Japan and South Korea. According to Chinese folklore, crested ibis is an "auspicious bird" that can bring happiness. In South Korea, the nursery rhyme named "Crested Ibis" is a familiar nursery rhyme for several generations of Koreans, but since the 1980s, Crested Ibis has rarely been found in South Korea.

In 2008, as a gift from China to South Korea, the crested ibis couple "Yangzhou" and "Longting" came to South Korea and settled down in the Niupu Crested Ibis Recovery Center, Changning, South Gyeongsang Road. In 2013, two more male crested ibis "Jinshui" and "Baishi" came to South Korea.

After years of efforts, four Chinese crested ibis have bred more than 500 offspring in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild in South Korea. In 2021, the crested ibis will breed two young birds in the wild for the first time in South Korea. This is the first time in more than 40 years that a young wild crested ibis has been found in South Korea.

Today, Changning has become the main habitat of crested ibis in South Korea. The local government has carried out habitat construction around the villages where wild crested ibis live. Inadvertently, people can see the beautiful figure of crested ibis in the paddy field or forest.

Photographed by Yao Qilin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency