Orchid Awards guests visit crested ibis ecological park in Shaanxi

Peter Brian Ditmanson, a professor in the Department of History at Yuelu Academy, Hunan University, observes crested ibises at the Crested Ibis Ecological Park in Hanzhong, northwest China's Shaanxi province, Sept. 11, 2026. [Photo by Xu Xiaoxuan/China.org.cn]