Red Beach in Panjin
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Tourists enjoy the splendid red beach scenery in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 6, 2009. The seablite plants living in the mud flat of Panjin start to grow in every April or May. The color is green at the beginning, and turns red gradually. By September, the color of the plants becomes strong red, covering the whole alkaline beach. |
The Red Beach lies in the southwest of Panjin City and is about 30 kilometers from the urban area. At the Red Beach in Panjin are plants that are considered to be very hearty ones that flourish in the mud flats of the mouth of Liaohe River. It calls the seablite plants which grow every April or May. The color of the plant is green at beginning, and gradually becomes redder. By September, the plant is a vivid red, covering the whole alkaline beach. The stunning red beach scenery appears only at the mud flat in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province.
The reeds and marsh here are the habitat of 236 kinds of birds. The most famous is the red-crowned cranes and Saunder's gull. Observing the cranes, gulls and other rare birds in the reeds sea is a tourism activity that is full of strong natural appeal. In this area, there is crane-observing platform. From midsummer to November the suaeda vegetation that is 26 km long and 1 km wide near the mouth of Liaohe River is fiery red and very spectacular, hence it is called "Red Beach".
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