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Mount Danxia (Chinese: 丹 霞 山; pinyin: Dānxiá Shān) is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China".
As the landform gets older, valleys widen and one gets isolated towers and ridges. The danxia landform is named after Mount Danxia, one of the most famous examples of the danxia landform. A very peculiar feature of danxia landscape is the development of numerous caves of various sizes and shapes. The caves tend to be shallow and isolated ...
China Danxia is a type of karst landform characterized by red sandstone cliffs and a range of erosional landscapes, including natural pillars, towers, ravines, valleys, and waterfalls. Danxia formations are spread across several regions in southeastern and southwestern China, including areas in Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Zhejiang ...
Mount Chishi: Guangdong: 380 metres (1,247 ft) Chomo Lonzo: Tibet: 7,804 metres (25,604 ft) Subsidiary peak of Makalu (5th highest in the world) Chongtar Kangri: Xinjiang: 7,315 metres (23,999 ft) Dahei Mountain: Liaoning: 663 metres (2,175 ft) Mount Danxia: Guangdong: Daxue Mountain: Yunnan: 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) Ultra prominent peak of ...
Mount Danxia. Mount Danxia is a Danxia landform designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Scenic Area , a National Nature Reserve, a National Geopark, and a National 5A Tourist Attraction. [1] Nicknamed "The Red Stone Park of China", it is the largest attraction by area in Guangdong province, covering 292 square kilometres (113 sq mi).
Mount Danxia: 2012 Guangdong: Foshan: Mount Xiqiao: 2013 Guangdong: ... The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D ...
Danxia may refer to: Mount Danxia, scenic mountain in Guangdong, China; Danxia landform, named after the mountain; China Danxia, collective name of six areas of Danxia landform inscribed on the World Heritage Site
In 2005, Zhangye Danxia was voted by a panel of reporters from 34 major media outlets as one of the most beautiful Danxia landform areas in China. In 2009, Chinese National Geography magazine chose Zhangye Danxia as one of the "six most beautiful landforms" in China. [2] The area has become a top tourist attraction for Zhangye.