"Look! Here is a black-faced spoonbill（琵鹭） at the Futian Mangrove（红树林） Ecological（生态的） Park," said Yan Zihan, a 15-year-old student from Shenzhen, Guangdong.
Some experts said, "Spoonbills can live happily in Shenzhen because mangroves provide them with food and home. Generally, the special plants grow in warm places by the sea."
So its mangrove area has increased from 22,000 hectares（公顷） in 2001 to 27,000hectares today, making China one of the few countries in the world with an increase in mangrove areas.
Recently, the world's first international mangrove center has been set up in Shenzhen. Local government has tried hard to protect mangroves. For example, back in the1990s when the city was building a road along the coast, instead of just cutting down the mangroves, they decided to move the road 260 meters to the north.
The protection of mangroves is also good for the people living in Shenzhen. The park hosts fun events like the spoonbill festival and the otter（水獭） festival. Students can learn about nature through programs like researching on mangroves or designing the park. From 2019on, over 3,000 students and teachers have taken part in educational activities about wetlands at the park.
A. China works hard to protect mangroves. B. The transportation became more convenient than before. C. People can join in games and create picture books about the animals. D. This decision helped to save the important mangrove ecosystem（生态系统） in the city. E. He felt very excited to see this kind of endangered birds. F. The city is home to 296.18 hectares of mangroves according to People's Daily. |
