Sea sparkles! ‘Blue tear’ phenomenon illuminates Chinese coastal waters

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Tourists came to Xiamen City to witness the strange natural phenomenon of bioluminescence in the waters off the coastal city, as seen on Thursday.

Known as ‘Blue Tears’ amongst the tourists, the illuminated waters have attracted much attention on social media with tourists saying they saw them first on TikTok and wished to travel and see for themselves.

“I saw these ‘blue tears’ on the Internet, they are quite beautiful, just like the bright stars, so I specially came to have a look today,” said a tourist.

The ‘blue tears’ phenomenon is caused by bioluminescent marine life, called ‘Noctiluca scintillans’ that can be found in many seas around the world. They are revealed only when the water is disturbed.

The phenomenon however can have a harmful effect on marine life.

SOUNDBITES:

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “I’ve come to see ‘blue tears.’ I’ve heard that there are a lot of “blue tears” here recently.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “I saw few video of some travel bloggers posting ‘blue tears’ on the Internet, so I brought the children to take a look at it today.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “I saw these ‘blue tears’ on the Internet, they are quite beautiful, just like the bright stars, so I specially came to have a look today.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “Actually, I have just seen it in a lake, but now I come to the beach to see if I can see a bigger one. I hope I have this luck.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “I thought it was beautiful the first time I saw ‘blue tears.’ I had never seen it before.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “If it is to be brighter, the waves should be bigger, and the effect should be better.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “I hope to see a more obvious ‘blue tears’ today, because it was less obvious some days ago.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “I learned from my best friend that there were ‘blue tears’ here. She thought it was very fascinating, so she said let’s come and have a look and it was fascinating indeed.”

SOT, Tourist (Mandarin): “There are a lot of reports on social media, so that’s why we know there are ‘blue tears’”

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