New dawn as swans flock to coastal Shandong in winter

Basking in the morning glow, swans fly over a lake in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, on Dec. 6, 2021. The lake is an important relay station for the southward migration of these elegant birds, with around 6,000 already settling in the coastal city so far to spend the winter. [Photo: VCG]

Basking in the morning glow, swans fly over a lake in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, on Dec. 6, 2021. The lake is an important relay station for the southward migration of these elegant birds, with around 6,000 already settling in the coastal city so far to spend the winter. [Photo: VCG]

Basking in the morning glow, swans fly over a lake in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, on Dec. 6, 2021. The lake is an important relay station for the southward migration of these elegant birds, with around 6,000 already settling in the coastal city so far to spend the winter. [Photo: VCG]

Basking in the morning glow, swans fly over a lake in Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, on Dec. 6, 2021. The lake is an important relay station for the southward migration of these elegant birds, with around 6,000 already settling in the coastal city so far to spend the winter. [Photo: VCG]