Yandunjiao, a picturesque fishing village nearby mountains and sea in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong province, is a perfect destination to appreciate the beautiful and graceful swans during winter.

Every November, thousands of swans migrate to Yandunjiao from Siberia, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and the Chinese northeastern regions to live through the winter and then fly back north the following March.

Every winter the swans attract hordes of visitors, amateur shutterbugs and professional photographers from home and abroad to the remote village, bringing boundless vitality and vigor to the local tourism industry.                                            

As winter approaches, Swan Lake in Yandunjiao village of Rongcheng, East China's Shandong province, attracts flocks of swans to spend the winter. The lake is the biggest swan habitat in North China. [Photo by Jiang Zili/sdphoto.com.cn]

Swans perch on the lake on an early winter morning in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Shuming/sdphoto.com.cn]

The swans flap their wings and take a leisurely winter stroll through the whirling snow in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Shi Yongjian/sdphoto.com.cn]