"Dual Wonders: From Yellow Sea Wetlands to African Grasslands" Photo Exhibition Held in Kenya.
Recently, the photo exhibition "Dual Wonders: From Yellow Sea Wetlands to African Grasslands" opened in Nairobi, Kenya, attracting over 300 guests from all walks of life in China and Kenya.
Focused on wildlife conservation, the exhibition vividly showcases China-Kenya achievements in biodiversity protection. It features 68 selected Xinhua photos, including elk, red-crowned cranes and spoon-billed sandpipers from Yancheng, China, as well as African elephants, giraffes and lions from Kenya. It also presents photo stories on giant panda habitat restoration, golden snub-nosed monkey population recovery and crested ibis breeding and rewilding.
Thousands of life forms thrive side by side on Earth.Yancheng’s Yellow Sea Wetlands serve as a cross-continental migratory bird stopover, while Kenya’s grasslands are a free habitat for elephants, rhinos and other creatures.Through the lens, the Eastern wetlands and African grasslands are connected.Each image embodies a borderless dialogue of life.
01 Creatures of the Yellow Sea Wetlands
Elks galloping freely in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (August 18, 2012). Photo by Sun Huajin
Elks and flying birds in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (August 14, 2020). Photo by Yang Guomei
Natural scenery of the Tiaozini Wetland in Dongtai, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (September 12, 2021). Photo by Yan Zhengdong
Elks in the Yeludang Area, Dafeng, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (December 21, 2024, drone photo). Photo by Ji Chunpeng, Xinhua News Agency
A herd of elks galloping in formation across the green fields in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (March 19, 2019). Photo by Sun Huajin
A little egret and a male elk "gazing at each other" in the China Elk Park Scenic Area, Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (June 28, 2019). Photo by Li Bo, Xinhua News Agency
A lone stag king standing in the wind in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (June 10, 2019). Photo by Sun Huajin
A family of three elks bathed in morning light in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (October 25, 2011). Photo by Sun Huajin
Elks frolicking in the water in summer in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (July 10, 2024). Photo by Fei Boguang
Elks strolling in the shallows in the Dafeng Elk National Nature Reserve, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (September 13, 2025). Photo by Wang Yazhou
A flock of red-crowned cranes perching among reeds in the Tiaozini Wetland, Yancheng (November 2020). Photo by Li Dongming
Black-headed gulls feeding their chicks in the Tiaozini Wetland, Yancheng (February 2023). Photo by Li Dongming
A spoon-billed sandpiper strolling on the mudflats in the Tiaozini Wetland, Yancheng (September 2023). Photo by Li Dongming
Reed parrotbills perching on reeds in the Tiaozini Wetland, Yancheng (December 2024). Photo by Li Dongming
Oriental white storks in the Tiaozini Wetland, Yancheng (November 2025). Photo by Li Dongming
A flock of flamingos perching in the Tiaozini Wetland, Dongtai, Yancheng, Jiangsu Province (January 3, 2026). Photo by Sun Jialu
02 Creatures of the African Savanna
A herd of African elephants walking in the morning light in Amboseli National Park, Kenya (January 8, 2026). Photo by Xie Jianfei, Xinhua News Agency
A herd of African elephants walking along the shores of Lake Amboseli in Kajiado County, Kenya (January 8, 2026). Photo by Xinhua News Agency
A hippopotamus in Lake Naivasha (2026). Photo by Xie Jianfei, Xinhua News Agency
A group of cormorants resting on the water surface in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (March 2, 2026). Photo by Xie Jianfei, Xinhua News Agency
A buffalo photographed in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (March 2, 2026). Photo by Zheng Mengyu, Xinhua News Agency
A lion photographed in Nairobi National Park, Kenya (February 26, 2026). Photo by Liu Qiong, Xinhua News Agency
Monkeys on Crescent Island, Lake Naivasha, 2026. Photo by Xinhua News Agency
A waterbuck photographed on Crescent Island, Lake Naivasha, Kenya (February 1, 2026). Photo by Xinhua News Agency
Giraffes in Lake Nakuru National Park (2026). Photo by Xinhua News Agency
Flamingos in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (March 2, 2026). Photo by Xinhua News Agency
A flock of birds perching in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (March 2, 2026). Photo by Yan Yujing, Xinhua News Agency
An impala in Nairobi National Park, Kenya (February 26, 2026). Photo by Liu Qiong, Xinhua News Agency
Source: Xinhua News Agency