A man rides a motorbike along a beach covered in enteromorpha prolifera (green algae) in Rizhao, Shandong Province, 6 July 2015. Photo: ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images

By David Sim
7 July 2015 (IBT) – Every summer, the Yellow Sea turns green as a thick carpet of algae covers the beaches of Shangdong Province, eastern China. People living in Qingdao and nearby coastal towns have grown accustomed to their beaches looking more like verdant meadows every July.

Children play in a carpet of algae covering a beach in Haiyang, Shandong province, 28 June 2015. Photo: Reuters

Children play in a carpet of algae covering a beach in Haiyang, Shandong province, on 28 June 2015. Photo: Reuters [more]

China: Yellow Sea turns green as Qingdao beaches are covered in algae [Photos]