Qixinghe Wetland National Nature Reserve is located 40 kilometers north of Baoqing County, Heilongjiang Province, in the middle and lower reaches of Qixing River. The reserve area is 20,000 hectares. The reserve was established in 1991 with the approval of the Baoqing County Government and was promoted to a national nature reserve in April 2000. Protected areas are mainly wetland ecosystems and rare waterfowl