Changsha: Yanghu Wetland Park to Open before May Day

On March 2, according to the Changsha Xiandao Yanghu Construction Investment Co., Ltd., the second phase of Yanghu Wetland Park located in the Changsha Pioneering District is basically finished and will be open to the public before the May Day.

Lying in the center of the park and targeted as a demonstration area of wetland biodiversity, the second phase covers an area of 100 hectares, about 30% of which is water. The water part boasts 150,000 wetland plants of 1,500 different species, 150 kinds of birds and a large number of subtropical animals and insects. Such facilities as the Wetland Science Museum, View Tower, Amusement Center, Experience Center of Farming Wetland, Bird Watching House, and Demonstration Area of Wetland Plants outstands the part as well. Taking up one third of the total area of the second phase, the water part is the largest bird habitat on the West Bank of the Xiangjiang River, providing home for such wetland birds as egret. One to two bird watching houses are to be built in this area, offering citizens the chance to take a look at the life of birds in the habitat.