Panjin 盘锦

Panjin Red Beach, Liaoning, China

Panjin Red Beach, Liaoning, China by Derek Harkness. Sourced via Flickr under All rights reserved.

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.

Tourist Attractions

Below is a list of tourist attractions in Panjin:

(盘锦苇海鼎翔旅游度假区; pán jǐn wěi hǎi dìng xiáng lǚyóu dùjià qū): About 20km by road form Dawa town, 60km south of Panjin city. Panjin Weihai Ding Xianghai Park is a small bird zoo and natural wildlife park. It is located on the same road as the famous Red Beach Nature Reserve. This wildlife park is set deep in amongst the reeds that cover the area. Walkways allow tourists to roam out into the reed beds and perhaps catch a glimpse of some of the rare birds that have these reeds as their habitat. A caged area of the park allows visitors to get close up to the birds and possibly even feed some of them. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.

The Red Beach in Panjin city, in the north east of China, is noted for it's unique wildlife habitats. Tall beads of reid are found all along the shore front. This makes the area perfect for birds of many types. At the shore front, the mud flats are covered with a red coloured plan that is particular to this area. The plan gives the beach the name by which it has become famous. During the summer months a great many types of birds can be seen on the mud flats feeding and nesting. My visit to Panjin was late in October. Most of the birds had left; migrating south for the winter. Also the cold weather had seen off the last of the bright red colour of the beach, making for more of a orange shade. The area remains interesting even then. by Derek Harkness. Sourced via Flickr.

(盘锦红海滩风景区; Pánjǐn Hónghǎitān Fēngjǐng Qū): Dawa, Panjin, Liaoning, China. About 65km by road, south of Panjin City and 20km west of the town of Dawa. Phone: +86 427-6881651. 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. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale. Entry is upwards of 150 RMB per person. Discounts are available for groups booking via travel agents.

(盘锦湖滨公园; pán jĭn hú bīn gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(盘锦中兴公园; pán jĭn zhōng xìng gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.

(大洼西安生态旅游区; dà wā xī ān shēng tài lǚ yóu qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.

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