Seagulls, warm sunshine draw tourists to Dianchi lake

Tourists have fun watching red-billed gulls at Dianchi Lake.

The Dianchi Lake in central Yunnan’s Kunming city has been decorated by red-billed seagulls and warm sunshine as winter takes hold, inviting in crowds of visitors from afar and forming an ecological picture of man-nature harmony.

Tourists observe seagulls during a Dianchi cruise.

Tourists observe seagulls at Dianchi lake.

While tourists watch the migrant birds from Siberia, the azure sky over the lake is reflected in the rippling waters of Dianchi Lake. The breeze perfectly illustrates Kunming's unique charm of "winter warmth akin to spring."

A child has fun seeing a red-billed gull.

A red-billed gull rests at Dianchi Lake.

Thanks to locals’ growing awareness in eco-protection and the improvement in Dianchi Lake's environment, the number of seagulls migrating to Kunming for avoiding winter cold has remained stable over the years.

Visitors watch red-billed gulls.

Red-billed gulls flock at Dianchi Lake.

Reporting by Gao Wushuang; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue