Father Bird 父亲 鸟

Zhihua is a guardian of Qinghai Lake and a monk from Garila Temple. He started protecting black-necked cranes there in 2006. The cranes used to nest in the wetland each year, but since the water in the wetlands decreased, they began to nest in the lake, so one of Zhihua’s job is to make sure the nest is high enough. Being there protecting these birds for 11 years, Zhihua has fallen in love with these birds and sort of become father of them. This is a video from “Looking China“ Youth Film Project, and you m