Glowing blue beach in China

According to People's Daily Online, Xiangbi'ao beach in Changle city in southeastern China suddenly glowed blue when night fell between July 30 and August 4.

This special phenomenon is created by a type of seaweed with the scientific name Noctiluca scintillans, also known as "sea ghost" or "sea spark".

Photographers, reporters and tourists flocked to Xiangbi'a Beach to witness the phenomenon. Images taken at the scene show a faint fluorescent green light moving with the waves crashing against the shore.

According to scientists, Noctiluca scintillans is an algae that is harmful to marine life as well as the fishing industry. This is a single-celled organism that usually eats plankton and is also food for many other organisms. This type of algae grows very quickly when nitrogen and phosphorus released into the ocean by humans increase.

Glowing sea water is not uncommon in China. It was observed in several cities earlier, including the eastern city of Dalian in April and the southern city of Shenzhen in May.

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