A view of the scenery of the wetlands in Yancheng as the tide recedes on October 3, 2022. (CFP Photo)

Yancheng was recognized as one of international wetland cities at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands on November 5, with its main venue in Wuhan City and a parallel session in Geneva, Switzerland.