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Sea of crimson: vivid ‘red beach’ transforms China’s wetlands and marshes – in pictures

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Sea of crimson: vivid ‘red beach’ transforms China’s wetlands and marshes – in pictures

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The Guardian reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with The Guardian, which released it. A striking transformation takes place along the coast of Qinqdao in autumn, when a native seepweed turns a brilliant shade of red. The ‘red beach’ phenemon can be seen in the salt marshes and wetlands on the coast of China’s Shandong province, where the Suaeda glauca plant matures and absorbs water, changing it from green to crimson between September and November Continue reading... Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/oct/28/vivid-red-beach-transforms-chinas-wetlands-qinqdao-in-pictures

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