Seabirds rest on the rocks of Dahaozi Island, part of the migratory bird habitat on the Changshan Archipelago in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.
At dawn, flocks of birds take flight together, their calls filling the air above the uninhabited islands and reefs of the Changshan Archipelago in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.
On July 27, 2026, the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea, approved the boundary modification of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China, officially incorporating the Changshan Archipelago onto UNESCO's World Heritage list.
This marks another expansion of the World Natural Heritage site following its previous expansion in 2024, further improving the integrity of the migratory birds' sanctuaries.
The Changshan Archipelago in Dalian's Changhai county sits on the only sea route of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, serving as a critical energy supply stop for tens of millions of migratory birds during their migration across the Bohai Sea.
