Guardian of birds
By Liu Xiangrui | China Daily | Updated: 2013-03-14 07:44
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Zhang Houyi patrols the lake with his old-fashioned rifle, which he once used for hunting birds. Below: Zhang rows a boat on Dongting Lake, on his mission to prevent wild birds from being poached and trapped. Photos by Tong Di / China Photo Press |
A farmer has been protecting migratory birds around Dongting Lake for almost 30 years. He tells Liu Xiangrui he is atoning for his misdeeds, having killed thousands of birds when he was a young man.
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