The sherbet-colored Zhangye Danxia landform in northwest China is cherished for its spectacular landscapes of red bed and steep cliffs. This natural masterpiece of precipitous cliffs and rainbow ridges is a feast for the senses with its rich palette and topography, and worth a trip there. #Heritage #FunChina | China Plus Culture

The Danxia landform refers to various landscapes found in southeast, southwest and northwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". Qicai Danxia, or Colorful Danxia Landform, is located in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. The average altitude of the landscape is 1,850 meters. It stretches for 45 kilometers from east to west, and 10 kilometers from south to north. The landform is made distinctive by its extensive size, steep cliffs, intersecting beds, peculiar shapes and co

Danxia National Geological Park in Zhangye, #Gansu Province, draws visitors with its layered rock formations that shift in appearance under changing light. The terrain appears golden at sunrise, burns red at midday and fades into soft multicolored bands by dusk. The 322-square-kilometer park features exposed sandstone and mineral deposits shaped by erosion over millions of years. #SplendidChina #TravelinChina | Xi's Moments

#Travel | What is the real #Danxia landform? To answer this question, we went to the place where the Danxia landform was named — Danxiashan (Mount Danxia) in #Shaoguan, #Guangdong📍. Here lies the world's most typical, comprehensive, diverse, and extensively studied concentration of Danxia landforms. If the evolution of Danxia landform were likened to a human life, Danxiashan represents its prime, robust adulthood. 👀 Welcome to watch the science popularization video "Danxia: China's indispensab