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2019.11.18 16:35 GMT+8

Danxia landform after snowfall in NW China

Updated 2019.11.18 16:35 GMT+8
CGTN

After a snowfall, the Danxia landform was covered by a thick layer of snow on Sunday in Zhangye National Geopark located in northwest China's Gansu Province.

Danxia landform, a unique geomorphology, exists mostly in China. In Chinese, "Danxia" means red clouds in the sky. Same as its name's meaning, the Danxia landform is formed by red-color sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age. Under a long period time of erosion and dissolution, the sandstones and conglomerates slowly turned to different mountain or pillar shapes. Some Danxia landforms can be as high as several hundred meters. 

(All images via VCG.)

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