Because it is located in the transitional area between the north subtropical zone and the south temperate zone, the city enjoys a humid climate and distinct seasons. The total area of Yancheng including its suburbs is 15,000 square kilometers with a population 8 million. Yancheng City is situated near the State-level Rare Birds Protection Area, the David's Deer Protection Area, as well as many scenic spots of places of historic interest. Such cities as Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou are within a day's reach of Yancheng and the airlines link to Beijing, Guangzhou, and Guiling. The State-level Rare Birds Protection Area in Yancheng covers 6.85 million Chinese square mu.
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Red-crowned cranes, which are as rare as big pandas, migrate here to spend the winter season, the numbers of which reach 600 out of a total global population of only 1,100 such birds. Within the protection area there are about 200 kinds of wild geese and ducks, totalling about 100,000. The David's Deer Protection Area in Dafeng covers an area of 15,000 Chinese mu and contains more than 300 head of David's deer, and is the biggest protection area for David deer the world over. It is a unique kind of rare creature which, since the Song Dynasty, has been reared only in the royal gardens. Communications Email accounts Communities Web Search .