An Autumn Date with Swans｜Instant Healing in Rongcheng, Weihai

A spontaneous weekend trip
Heading east all the way to Rongcheng
Just to catch a glimpse of those white elves flying from afar🧚
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🚗 The late autumn outside the car window in the north
Is a faded tranquility
Until the blue sea and golden reed marshes leap into view
My whole heart suddenly quiets down
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"First sight, the moment when the heart flutters"🕊
Before getting close, I already hear their songs
Clear calls passing through the cool breeze
More healing than any melody
Getting closer, I truly see—
They quietly float on the azure water
Like clusters of unmelted snow❄
Elegant long necks curve into gentle arcs
Sometimes dipping to drink, sometimes cuddling each other
Every posture looks like an impressionist painting
At that moment, the world seems muted
Only me and them remain
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"Eye contact, a whisper with nature"🌾
I stood there, watching for a long time
Watching their wings stir water droplets when they flap💦
Watching ripples spread as they swim by
Some say swans are lonely
But in their calm eyes
I read a kind of steady strength
They know their direction clearly
Fearless of thousands of miles, only to reach their destined habitat
This certainty of life
Quietly soothes the restlessness in my heart
The reeds rustle gently in the wind, accompanied by the swans’ calls
Like an autumn concerto played just for me
Taking a deep breath, it’s the fresh blend of sea breeze and vegetation
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"Farewell, leaving fully healed"🌅
The sun sets in the west, the afterglow gilds the white swans
Silhouettes against the backlight, beautiful like a dream you don’t want to wake from
I quietly turn around, carrying the peace of the whole afternoon
And a heart full of softness, setting off on the way home
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If you also feel a bit stuffy this autumn
Why not come to Rongcheng to see the swans
Watch how they light up an entire lonely season
With the purest white
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📌 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬:
📍 Location: Dàtiān'é National Nature Reserve, Rongcheng, Weihai
🕒 Viewing period: Every year from October to March of the following year
👚 Outfit: Light colors/earth tones, perfect with swans & reeds~
💝 Attitude: Please quietly enjoy, do not feed or disturb them, okay?