Red Beach in Panjin, China
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Photo: Douglas Du
Red Seabeach, Panjin, China, is famous for its landscape featuring the red plant of Chenopodiaceae, Suaeda salsa. It is located in the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world, and actually hosts the most completed ecosystem that can be found. The Sueda species 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.
Panjin Shuangtaizi River mouth state-level nature protection area 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.
