Sika deer herds thrive in NE China's Qiqihar nature reserve

Sika deer are pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. (Photo by Liu Wanping/Xinhua)

QIQIHAR, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- In early autumn, herds of sika deer forage and play among the forests and grasslands in the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, creating a vivid ecological scene.

A sika deer is pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. (Photo by Liu Wanping/Xinhua)

A sika deer fawn is pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 18, 2026. (Photo by Lyu Shuxin/Xinhua)

Sika deer are pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)

Sika deer are pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 18, 2026. (Photo by Lyu Shuxin/Xinhua)

Sika deer are pictured at the Xiandongshan sika deer national nature reserve in Qiqihar, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)