From July to October, the musky land of Panjin Shi, Liaoning (China) turns into a crimson carpet by the rare Suaeda grass, attracting more than 2 millions visitors.
Every autumn, tourists pull back to the Panjin Shi beach or "crimson beach" near to the mouth of Liao he river, away from the Panjin Shi city, Liaoning 30 km in the southwest. Image: AFP
Called a beach but naturally this is a swamp area near the beach and without sand, in spite of the grass layer of seepweed covered by crimson color. The crimson beach is dubbed by the local media one of the most romantic places in China. Image: AFP
The beach has an area of 6.667 ha which is a national landscape of China. The seepweed grass grows spreading across the Panjin shi marsh area which is sprouting and growing leaves luxuriantly in the spring season. In the autumn, the grasses begin changing from orange-red into crimson.
The grass changes from green into orange-red on July and August, until to months of September and October, the whole of this swamp area turns into a crimson carpet. The above pictures was taken on August 7. Image: AFP
Each year, the red beach attracts over 2 million visitors coming to see the sight. Tourists can take a walking journey to discover this vast swamp on the wood paved roads lasting to 1,9 km, stopping to admire the beautiful landscapes and take photos. Image: Xinhua Press
Like many other China tourist destinations, the crimson beach in Panjin Shi (China) closed due to Covid-19 since the early year and just opened to visitors from April. Image: Xinhua Press
In the world, there are around 100 kinds of seepweed grasses growing at swamping lands. However, seepweed in Panjin Shi is Suaeda, a rare kind having a red colour.
Besides the red beach, Panjin Shi is also famous for its local products such as young bamboo shoots and carat (one kind of fresh crab). Here it is home of more than 260 kinds of immigrating birds, including the black beak gull and the rare red-crowned crane. Image: Xinhua Press
Because of locating in the Liaoning river mouth, and in the salted-sea of Liaodong, the land here is salted and contains many alkalines causing the Suaeda grass to grow strongly. Image: AFP
As a national landscape and conserve, the number of tourists coming here is restricted to protect the living environment of the ecosystem. The best time to visit is September and October when the beach is in its best state and the kind of birds also begin the immigrating season ahead of the coming winter. Image: AFP
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