Aerial photo taken on Feb. 7, 2022 shows the scenery of Pinghe ridge of Qinling Mountains in Ningshan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. In recent years, Ningshan County has made great efforts in ecological protection and green development, with local forest coverage rate reaching 96.24 percent and the population of crested ibises, giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys growing. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Li Xia, head of the management station of a crested ibis feralization base, monitors the daily activity of the crested ibises in Ningshan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Oct. 10, 2022. In recent years, Ningshan County has made great efforts in ecological protection and green development, with local forest coverage rate reaching 96.24 percent and the population of crested ibises, giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys growing. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows organic paddy rice fields near a crested ibis feralization base in Ningshan County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. In recent years, Ningshan County has made great efforts in ecological protection and green development, with local forest coverage rate reaching 96.24 percent and the population of crested ibises, giant pandas and golden snub-nosed monkeys growing. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)