From February 24 to March 2, the local Sanya surfing community lit up with excitement as Houhai’s waves were ablaze.
Any movement in the water caused the waves to spark up with a multicolor of blue, red, pink and purple. For a short amount of time, surfers could ride as though they were on chariots with wings of fire.
Watch Houhai’s glowing waves in the video below (VPN off):
Video Montage created using clips from Angie of AndAngie and WeChat Group Surf 海南,万宁,后海,三亚
One might expect the mystical fire-like waves to be another trick of drones or lights in China’s inventive tourist industry, or even the headlamps of nighttime scuba divers and fishermen, but nature is the one at work instead. This…