A man swims in seawater covered by a thick layer of green algae at Zhanqiao Pier in Qingdao city, East China’s Shandong province, July 14, 2011.[Photo/CFP]
The beach at Zhanqiao Pier in Qingdao city, East China’s Shandong province, is covered in overgrown green algae, July 14, 2011. The algae also covered a large area of sea surface near the beach, and forced the beach to close at 3 pm.[Photo/CFP]