Freelance photographer sees ray of light in the gloom

After hearing that an area in Jiangsu province had been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July, 57-year-old Li Dongming couldn't sleep until the small hours.

The freelance photographer was excited to hear that the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf (Phase I) had been awarded the honor.

The area was listed as a World Heriatge Site in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.