Danxia Landforms of China are a treat for sore eyes

China is a country brimming with natural beauty and Danxia Landforms are the best example of what happens when God gets creative. When you first look at it, it will be hard for you to believe that an insane mountain formation like this exists in reality, because it looks like someone painted the hills in rainbow colours. These mountains look absolutely gorgeous and are a treat for sore eyes. Let’s know more about these beautiful and colourful mountains of China.

Location

These unique mountains are a type of petrographic geomorphology found in China and are a part of the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park. These are formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates belonging largely from Cretaceous age. In simple words, a layer of several colourful sandstone and minerals remained pressed together for more than 24 million years and turned into these mountains.

The formations look like the flowing valleys as they experienced rains and winds for thousands of years. Because of the unique phenomenon, Danxia Landforms of China has also been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2010.

Meaning


The word ‘Danxia’ comes from Mount Danxia, which is set in Renhua County of Guangdong Province. This is the place where you get to see the best of the Danxia landform. Till date, geologists and geographers have recognised over 700 Danxia landforms in the whole of the country.

One of the best and also peculiar parts of these landforms are the development of various caves here. These caves are formed in different shapes and sizes and are shallow from inside.