Qingdao’s red beach wetland enters best viewing season

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows the red beach wetland in Hongshiya subdistrict, West Coast New Area, Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province. The lush suaeda salsa on the tidal flats gradually turns red and stretches far, like red rosy clouds spreading toward the blue Jiaozhou Bay, while fishing boats drift slowly along the river channels. (Han Jiajun/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2026 shows the red beach wetland in Hongshiya subdistrict, West Coast New Area, Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province. The lush suaeda salsa on the tidal flats gradually turns red and stretches far, like red rosy clouds spreading toward the blue Jiaozhou Bay, while fishing boats drift slowly along the river channels. (Han Jiajun/Guangming Pictures)