Red Beach in China

Every year in Liaoning province thousands of tourists rush to see the red beach. It turns red in autumn, when the coastal seaweed begins to die off, acquiring a red color.

Red algae are not only microorganisms, thanks to which the Red Sea got its name. These are also the culprits of the "bloody surf" on the beaches of the Chinese province of Liaoning.

The name "red algae" unites many plant species - from very small unicellular creatures, limply carried by currents in the sea column, to a kind of sea grass - which, unlike the green plants we are familiar with, is painted in a defiant red color.

Why are they so red, you ask? The fact is that these algae actually perfectly absorb almost the entire visible solar spectrum: in fact, they are very multicolored, and they are happy to feed on red, green, blue and ultraviolet rays.

In the seas of the Earth, red algae have been living for a very long time. Usually their crimson or scarlet thickets adorn the seas: red algae dislike fresh water.

These plants bring considerable benefits to humanity: they make the nutrient agar-agar, which, firstly, is often added to food products (most often confectionery), and secondly, is used as a medium for growing bacteria in biological laboratories.

The transformation of green algae into red occurs annually on the coastal strip near the Liaohe River Delta, near the large Chinese city of Panying.

All summer long, the sea weed growing on the salty shore has a rather green color. And when September comes, algae very quickly give the beach a literally unearthly look.

Red algae attract tens of thousands of tourists to these parts, both from nearby cities and from other countries.

And this is despite the fact that most of the Red Beach is a nature reserve, on the territory of which idle onlookers are not allowed to enter.

Tourists are allowed only to a small area of the amazing "bloody" beach - but this is enough to appreciate the beauty of the red algae. Perhaps it would be worth shooting some kind of movie like "Bloody Surf" or "Attack on Mars" here.