Stunningly Colourful Rocks of Zhangye Danxia Landform
The multicolour mountains of Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in China
popularly known as "Rainbow Mountains" are seen to be believed. Mother nature
has taken millions of years to create a masterpiece on the land mass canvas.
Located near Zhangye city in northwest-central Gansu province of China, the
colourful landform is called "Zhangye Danxia" based on the location and the
geological name of rocks. These rock bands were created by the deposits of
sandstone and other minerals that occurred over 24 million years ago. The colour
of rocks varies from deep red to yellow and
green and the bands of colour acquire a deep intensity after rainfall and are a
treat for the eyes at Sunset.
This beautiful location is in UNESCO Heritage site. Zhangye Danxia is one of
the most beautiful landforms in China and is a top tourist attraction for the
region. A series of boardwalks and access roads have been built to help visitors
to explore the rock formations.
Image from Flickr is by Tim Wang
Image from metamythic.com is by Melinda
Image from Flickr is by salaLeo
Image from Panoramio is by antiques2012
Image from Flickr is by Eric Pheterson
A nice YouTube
View location in Google Maps / Google Earth
Source of info and more info;
- huffingtonpost.com - Contains some great images
- chinahighlights.com
- Wikipedia
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