Black Necked Cranes

Black-necked crane is a kind of Asian crane that breeds in the Tibetan Plateau, remote parts of India and Bhutan. They are specially protected by law in Bhutan.

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Each summer, they stay on the Tibetan Plateau to breed, and always fly back to Bhutan to escape the cold weather in autumn and winter. 

Bhutanese believes, whenever the cranes fly upon the valley, residents are blessed, which symbolise good harvest and wealth.

 

Also, every year on November 11, Gangtey Monastery in central Bhutan will holds a Black-necked Crane Festival, locals will sing folk songs, wear special masks, and dance in black-necked crane costumes to celebrate their arrival.

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每年夏季，黑頸鶴會停留在青藏高原繁殖，直到秋冬時分便會飛往不丹避寒。牠們在不丹受到法律保護。不丹人相信，每當鶴在山谷周圍盤旋時，居民就會受到祝福，象徵著豐收和財富。

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每年11月11日，不丹中部的崗提寺還會舉辦黑頸鶴節，當地人在節慶中唱著民歌，戴著面具，穿著黑頸鶴服裝跳舞，慶祝牠們的到來。