Chinese Beachgoers Disregard Algae. Goes Swimming By Kaushik Monday, July 18, 2011 Beach, Nature, News, WTF 10 comments A huge swath of algae in the Yellow Sea, 410-square-km in size, is drifting towards the Chinese city of Qingdao and expected to blanket Qingdao's beaches in two days' time. The part of the algae island which is currently blanketing a large expanse of the beac..