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Click on the links below to learn more about the east Asia flyway in China!

Chinese Nature Reserves Six species of crane, including the endangered Siberian and Red-crowned Cranes, migrate along the east Asia flyway in China. The flyway connects the cranes' breeding areas in Russia and northeastern China with wintering areas in eastern China. As in the United States and Russia, a network of nature reserves protect important habitat for cranes along the flyway in China. We will learn about these areas and their role in protecting wetlands and other habitat that are vital for the continued survival of cranes in east Asia. Learn more...

Chinese Schools and Flyway Activities The east Asia flyway links students in eastern China from Heilongjiang Province in the north to Jiangxi Province in the south. Throughout the flyway, schools in China are participating in the Three White Cranes project and learning about cranes and their conservation. Read more...

Cranes in Chinese Culture For thousands of years, the crane has been an important cultural symbol in Asia, representing health, long life, good luck and courage. Because the crane is believed to mate for life and lives for many years (in the wild a crane can live 20-30 years), it is also a symbol of a happy marriage. In China and Vietnam, the crane has been viewed as a messenger of the gods, which carries the souls of the dead to heaven or paradise after death. Cranes also are widely depicted in Chinese art and literature, appearing on ceramics, prints and textiles, and are the subjects of many poems and stories. Read more...

Questions Do you have a question about cranes in China? Email your questions about cranes in China to cranes@brooks.ngo.cn.