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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 ...
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".
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.
Langshan or Mount Lang (Chinese: 崀山) is a mountain and a scenic area in Xinning County, Hunan, China.It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China" and was inscribed as part of the China Danxia World Heritage Site in 2010 because of its unique geological formations and spectacular scenery.
The Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, covering an area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi), is located in Linze and Sunan counties of Zhangye, 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of the city center. [8] Known for its colourful rock formations, it has been voted by Chinese media outlets as one of the most beautiful land-forms in China. [8]
The mountain exhibits Danxia landform, and was inscribed onto the World Heritage List in August 2010 as part of China Danxia. [2] In September 2013, Mount Jianglang was the scene for a stunt by Jeb Corliss where he flew between two of the peaks in a wingsuit, starting the jump from a helicopter. [3]
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The photos on this page don't seem to do the Zhangye justice, at least compared to other photos I've seen online. Maybe the more colorful photos were manipulated, but it might be worth it to try to find some brighter (unaltered) photos for Wikipedia. ~ 2601:441:4400:1740:F1C3:7BF3:AE4D:FF48 ( talk ) 01:26, 10 September 2020 (UTC) [ reply ]