Spring River Water Warms – The Mandarin Ducks Foretold It: Over a Hundred Mandarin Ducks Skating on the Water in Changhua Creek, Hangzhou

In early March, the spring colors are gradually deepening. In Changhua Town, Lin'an, Hangzhou, over a hundred mandarin ducks are resting and playing in the Changhua River, becoming a unique landscape.

Changhua River, also known as 'Purple River', was rated as 'Beautiful River and Lake' in Zhejiang Province in 2019, and the water quality is consistently above Class II.

Water birds in Hangzhou Changhua River.

Mandarin ducks in Hangzhou Changhua River.

There are over a hundred mandarin ducks in the Hangzhou Changhua River waters. (Wang Wenjie Photo)