Xiamen is home to many rare species, including the "giant panda at sea" the Chinese white dolphin, and the chestnut-throated bee-eater. After ten years of ecological protection and planning, it is no longer unusual to have a "beautiful encounter" with these rare species.
Xiamen has two landscapes: "one black and one white": groups of egrets can often be seen fishing at the Xidi Gate, which is a white landscape; in autumn and winter, thousands of cormorants circle around the lake.