Some Chinese cities have actively adjusted policy measures and promoted the sales of homes after major ones including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have rolled out easier home purchase rules to boost confidence in the depressed housing market.
In the central Chinese city of Wuhan, a home-buying festival was launched on Tuesday, with nearly 40 real estate developers bringing hundreds of projects and providing home buyers with trade-in, decoration and financial services.
The city issued a set of 10 favorable property measures on that day, and said it will provide preferential support for home buyers in the whole of October, such as cutting the property deed tax for first-time home buyers and halving the property deed tax for second-time home buyers.
"The potential home buyers pay close attention to the policy of fully exempting the deed tax for first-time home buyers, and halving the deed tax for second-time home buyers. I expect that there will be a small surge in home sales during the National Day holiday season," said Li Quan, a marketing manager of a new building for sale.
Jiangsu Province, a real estate supermarket was unveiled, providing one-stop service from on-site visit, to house selection and payment. More than 40 high-quality real estate projects from 13 real estate companies are available.
"We can say that a good platform has been set up for us property developers to sell houses, which can play a positive role in promoting real estate sales here in Yangzhou," said Tan Deyuan, head of a property developer.
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Yalu River estuary in northeast China's Liaoning Province is a key biodiversity conservation area in China providing habitats for migratory birds and dozens of endangered species.
Situated at the northern edge of the Yellow Sea Ecoregion, the Yalu River estuary in Dandong, Liaoning Province is a crucial stopover site for birds migrating along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway which spans more than 20 countries and regions from the Arctic to Southeast Asia and Australasia.
Staff at the Dandong Yalu River Estuary National Nature Reserve are conducting research on the quantity, species, and spatial distribution of migratory waterbirds as they arrive here during their autumn migration.
"By doing these surveys we can understand the waterbirds' migration patterns, food chains and food distribution. We can also track these birds via satellite to monitor their migration routes and timings within the migratory area," said Ma Li from the nature reserve.
Ma added that the reserve has conducted surveys on northbound waterbirds for 26 consecutive years. The number of migratory birds being surveyed can reach 60,000 to 80,000 during the autumn migration.
As well as being a stopover site for migratory birds, Yalu River estuary also contributes to biodiversity conservation by providing vital habitats for endangered species within the region.
Preserving the typical coastal wetland landscape of East Asia, the Dandong Yalu River Estuary National Nature Reserve accommodates most species of the Liaodong Peninsula in northeast China, thus maintaining the richness and diversity of wildlife.
The nature reserve is home to 453 species of plants, 324 species of birds, more than 80 species of nektons, amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
"In terms of global biodiversity conservation, the Yalu River Estuary Wetland in Dandong supports the survival and development of nearly 20 rare and endangered species in the world. Therefore, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this location holds significant importance," said Lei Guangchun, a professor from Beijing Forestry University.
The Yalu River estuary is one of the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase II) which was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 26.
Migratory bird habitat in China’s Liaoning bears significance for biodiversity conservation
