From wasteland to ecological oasis: The green transformation journey of Dongguan National Urban Wetland Park

The current Dongguan National Urban Wetland Park is picturesque. In the near distance, the river water is clear, the trees are shady, and all kinds of water plants are swaying. In the distance, canna indica flowers are blooming warmly, reflecting each other with the buildings of the middle school. Since 2008, Dongguan Songshan Lake Park has built a restoration and composite wetland park based on trees and rivers. With the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, this place has become a "wintering place" for rare birds such as the oriental white stork, red-whiskered bulbul, pied harrier, and turdus mandarinus.

近处，绿树成荫，各类水草摇曳生姿，水清岸绿；远处，美人蕉热烈绽放，与中学的楼群相映成画——这就是现在的东莞国家城市湿地公园。自2008年以来，东莞松山湖（生态园）以绿为基、以水为源，将一片污水横流、垃圾成堆的荒地建设成修复型和复合型湿地公园。随着生态环境持续改善，这里已经成为东方白鹳、红耳鹎、鹊渠、乌鸫等珍稀鸟类的“越冬地”。

文 | 秦小辉

图 | 王俊伟

翻译：李玉凡

审校：罗洁

终审：程敏苏