Thousands of water birds roost Songhua River in Jilin

Thousands of water birds are seen roosting at the waterside of Changbai Island on the Songhua River in Jilin city, Northeast China's Jilin province. (China News Service/Cang Yan)

As the nation’s first civilized city of “l(fā)oving and protecting birds”, Jilin embraces migratory birds heading southward every winter, showing the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature.