The stream
Winding like a snake.
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Suncheon Bay is a coastal wetland in the city of Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is made up of a 3.5 km stream, a wide tidal flat of about 2,221 hectares and a reed field of about 230 hectares, and it is home to migratory birds. It was the first Korean coastal wetland to be listed under the Ramsar Convention on wetlands of international importance, on 20 January 2006. Its salt marshes help purify the water, keeping the bay clean. Hooded cranes winter here, and salt plants turn red in autumn. From Yongsan Hill you see a stream winding like a snake between round patches of green reed, and a shining mudflat stretching to the sea. A long wooden boardwalk crosses fields of tall reeds that turn gold in autumn, while the salt plants go red. It is about 7 km from central Suncheon in a straight line. The best view is from Yongsan Hill at sunset, about a 30-minute climb.
Winding like a snake.
Gold in autumn.
Long and wooden.
Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea
From Yongsan Hill at sunset.
Hooded cranes in winter and many migrants.