A visit to national sea turtle nature reserve in Guangdong(1/6)

A visitor takes photos of sea turtles at Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 18, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

Established in 1985, Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve is situated in Sea Turtle Bay in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province and is the only known active laying ground remaining for sea turtles along the coastline of the Chinese mainland.

Sea turtles are seen at Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 18, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

Turtle eggs are incubated artificially in a incubator at Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 18, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

A captive sea turtle laid 89 eggs on May 7, 2022. Forty were transferred from the artificial beach to an incubator for artificial incubation, while the rest were incubated naturally on the artificial beach.

A staff member checks monitoring equipment on an artificial beach at Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 18, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

Aerial view of Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 18, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

Sea turtles are seen at Huidong Harbor Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 18, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)