Panjin Red Beach Scenic Area
Panjin's Red Beach is famous for its special wildlife. Many rare types of birds can be found in this area, living among the reed beds that front the shoreline. The mud flats are also major bird feeding areas. A special type of red seaweed is found here that gives the area a deep red colour, hence the name. Most of the Red Beach is a nature reserve and closed to the public. Only a small, remote, section is open for tourists.
Important Tourist Sites in Panjin
Panjin's Red Beach is famous for its special wildlife. Many rare types of birds can be found in this area, living among the reed beds that front the shoreline. The mud flats are also major bird feeding areas. A special type of red seaweed is found here that gives the area a deep red colour, hence the name. Most of the Red Beach is a nature reserve and closed to the public. Only a small, remote, section is open for tourists.
Other Tourist Sites in Panjin
- Panjin Weihai Ding Xianghai Park (盘锦苇海鼎翔旅游度假区; pán jǐn wěi hǎi dìng xiáng lǚyóu dùjià qū)
- Panjin Lakeside Park (盘锦湖滨公园; pán jĭn hú bīn gōng yuán)
- Panjin ZTE Park (盘锦中兴公园; pán jĭn zhōng xìng gōng yuán)
- Dawa Xian eco-tourism area (大洼西安生态旅游区; dà wā xī ān shēng tài lǚ yóu qū)
Intro to Panjin
Panjin (盘锦) is a city on the Liaoning coast facing the Yellow Sea. It is just north of Yingkou city. The area is famous for it's hairy crabs, which are a delicacy all over China. The main industry in the area, aside from fishing, is oil. Nodding donkeys are a common sight throughout the Panjin countryside. The land around Panjin is extremely flat. Near the sea, the land is covered with reeds. These provide habitat for man rare birds making Panjin popular with twitchers from all over the world. At the waters edge, the reeds change to mud flats. These flats are covered with and unusual type of seaweed that has a deep red colour. This is the famous Panjin Red Beach Nature Reserve.