Special Mention

Back in the 1940s Danish scientist，Axe Hemmingsen，published a report saying that he had seen large numbers of cranes at Beidaihe，but no one followed up on this at the time. Then in 1985 guided by Hemmingsen`s report， British ornithologist Doctor Martin Williams first came to Beidaihe. With the help of an official from the Beidaihe tourism authority，Dr. Williams visited Shijiutuo Island in nearby Leting County. What he discovered there was far beyond his expectations and he found many new kinds of birds. Since then，accompanied by his Chinese counterpart，Xu Weishu，he has brought many overseas professionals together in Beidaihe every year to enjoy watching the birds and carry out research.

Xu Weishu，vice director of the China Ornithological Society tells of the time when as many as 2 729 oriental white storks were recorded in Beidaihe，doubling the previous world record.

Look into the skies of Beidaihe in the first ten days of November every year and you will be sure to see flocks of red-crowned cranes and white cranes.