Panjin Red Beach
The Red Beach is located in the Liaohe River Delta, about 30 kilometers southwest of Panjin City in China.
The beach gets its name from its appearance, which is caused by a type of seaweed that flourishes in the saline-alkali soil. The weed that starts growing during April or May remains green during the summer.
In autumn, this weed turns flaming red, and the beach looks as if it was covered by an infinite red carpet that creates a rare red sea landscape.
Most of the Red Beach is a nature reserve and closed to the public. Only a small, remote, section is open for tourists.
Shuangtaihekou State Natural Reserve, a marshland that serves as a natural habitat for 321 species of animals. It also serves as one of the few breeding grounds for endangered birds such as the red-crowned crane and Saunders’ Gull.
Millions of birds of as many as 172 different species stop at the area during their migration, including more than 20 endangered species such as the red-crowned crane, Demoiselle Crane, white stork, black stork, white-fronted goose, whooper swan, and brown goshawk.
On a special note, Panjin is also called “Home of the Cranes” for the above reasons.