In the Fairyland (Explore Takeover Women's History Month 3-27-2024)
When I was a kid, grandma often told me stories about supernatural or fairy bird, known as 仙鹤 in Chinese. She even drew pictures to show me what the fairy bird looked like. Now I know the bird she referred to is the Red-Crowned Crane. Grandma was right. Seeing these birds dancing and singing with snowflakes, I felt I was in the fairyland.
The red-crowned crane, also called the Manchurian crane or Japanese crane, is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. It is well known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity. Almost being extinct in Japan, now more than 600 red-crowned cranes live in Kushiro Hokkaido area.
In the Fairyland (Explore Takeover Women's History Month 3-27-2024)
When I was a kid, grandma often told me stories about supernatural or fairy bird, known as 仙鹤 in Chinese. She even drew pictures to show me what the fairy bird looked like. Now I know the bird she referred to is the Red-Crowned Crane. Grandma was right. Seeing these birds dancing and singing with snowflakes, I felt I was in the fairyland.
The red-crowned crane, also called the Manchurian crane or Japanese crane, is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. It is well known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity. Almost being extinct in Japan, now more than 600 red-crowned cranes live in Kushiro Hokkaido area.