Red Beach (Panjin, China)

Red Beach, Panjin, China

Red Beach (Chinese: 红海滩), located in Dawa County, Panjin, Liaoning, China, is famous for its landscape featuring the red plant of Suaeda salsa (Chinese: 碱蓬草)[1] of the Chenopodiaceae family. It is based in the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world. The landscape is composed of shallow seas and tide-lands.[2][3]

Formation

The Sueda is one of the few species of grass that can live in highly alkaline soil. Its growth cycle starts in April when it is coloured light red, while the colour of the mature species is deep red.

The nature protection area

Panjin Shuangtaizi River mouth state-level nature protection area (盘锦双台子河口自然保护区) preserves the most completed ecosystem and the biggest wetland in the world. More than 260 kinds of birds and 399 kinds of wild animals live in it. It was promoted to the state-level nature protection area in 1988 has applied to join the International person and biosphere protectorate network.

Surrounding area

The largest reed marsh in Asia is also located here, attracting many tourists. The reeds are used to make paper. The red-crowned crane also reproduces here and it is also the endangered black-mouth gull's largest breeding area.

References

  1. ↑ Suaeda salsa (in Chinese)
  2. ↑ THAT'S what you call a sea of red!
  3. ↑ Panjin Red Beach, China

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