Travel Tip for September/October!

What you see here is the wonderful Panjin Red Beach 盘锦的红海

Every autumn an area of marshland in north east China turns into a sea of crimson red that is so vivid it has to be seen to be believed.  This colorful marshland is called Red Beach and lies near the mouth of he Liaohe River near Panjin City in Liaoning Province.

Red Beach is a scenic area and protected nature reserve 26 kilometers long and almost a kilometer wide on the bank of the Liaohe River near the mouth of the river. This section of marshland is covered by type of salt tolerant grass called Seep-weed. Seep-weed starts to grow every April or May with a green color and reddens in color as it matures. By the time Seep-weed is fully mature in September, it is a vivid red color.

Apart from amazing appearance, Red Beach is also well known for its migratory bird population more than 236 varieties of birds such as the endangered Crown Cranes and Black Beaked Gulls found there. Red Beach is popular with the birds because it is a stop over on their migratory route between East Asia and Australia.

Special Local Products: Rice, reed, river crab

Entrance fee: RMB 80 ( including Red Sea Beach Wharf, Watching Cranes on Marsh  and Crescent Wetland Park)

 
Getting There
Train – There are seven trains leaving Beijing a day that stop in Panjin so getting there by train is the easiest way. The fast trains take just under three and a half hours and the slower trains take five to six hours. Once in Panjin, you can take local buses or taxis to the Read Sea area. The Red Sea area in Chinese is Hong Hai Tian Feng Jing Qu or 红海滩风景区

The train tickets from Beijing cost around CNY 160 – 260 one way.

The nearest one is Panjin Railway Station, about 20 miles (32km) from the red beach. From Panjin Railway Station, take bus line 30 to Zuanjing Shichang Station. Then, take a bus to it. The buses are available from 7:00 to 17:00 at hourly intervals. The fare is CNY 5, and the trip takes 40 to 50 minutes.

Self-drive from Beijing: 560 km, 7 hours, drive along Jingha Expressway and Danxi Expressway