The Tongzhou bay demonstration area of river-and-sea coordinated development in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, now boasts beautiful scenery due to years of efforts to improve the environment.

An aerial view of wetlands in Tongzhou bay in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Thanks to environmental protection efforts, Tongzhou bay has become a haven for migrant birds.

Wetlands in Tongzhou bay are favored by migrant birds. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

A bird's-eye view of a tidy residential community in Tongzhou bay. [Photo/Nantong Daily]

Wind turbines in Tongzhou bay. [Photo/Nantong Daily]