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The "Cultural Journey" program dedicates to showcase the preservation and flourishing of China's vibrant traditional culture. It features key sections like "Archaeological China", "Exploring China", "Traveling across China", "Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage in China" and "Openness in China".
The autumn winds sweep across northern China, signaling the start of the raptor migration season from Siberia, Russia, and Northeast China toward the south. Standing on a platform overlooking the Bohai Gulf, patrolmen and bird enthusiasts have been monitoring the annual migration since early this month.
A new record for raptor monitoring was set at the Snake Island-Laotieshan National Nature Reserve in Northeast China's Liaoning province this autumn, with a single-day count of 11,175 raptors on Monday.
Patrollers have made the first discovery of Mute Swans breeding in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying, Shandong province, this summer, with a pair of adult Mute Swans playing and foraging with their six cygnets captured.
Silk and Paper, Pure Heart - Contemporary Chinese Gongbi Painting Art Exhibition, organized by the China Academy of Art, is running at the China Cultural Center in Luxembourg?through to Saturday.
Over the past 30 years, the number of bird species in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying, Shandong province, has doubled, increasing from 187 to the current 373 species.
