Pic story: woman spends 20 years protecting Yellow River wetland

Ma Chaohong (L) and her colleague check the feces of birds at the Yellow River wetland nature reserve in Mengjin County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 17, 2019. Ma Chaohong, 50, works as a protector in the Yellow River wetland nature reserve of Mengjin County. Her job is to observe and record the number of birds living in the reserve. Driven by her inner enthusiasm towards birds, Ma has stuck to her post for 20 years, which has shaped her into a professional and responsible recorder. (Xinhua/Feng Dapeng)