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Drift away over a colorful Danxia landscape
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40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP
40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP

40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP

40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP
40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP

40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP

40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP
40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP

40 hot air balloons sail over a Danxia landscape with at least 40 athletes in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on August 16, 2023. /CFP

Hot air balloons of various colors blend with a Danxia landscape in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. /CFP
Hot air balloons of various colors blend with a Danxia landscape in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. /CFP

Hot air balloons of various colors blend with a Danxia landscape in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. /CFP

A hot air balloon floats above a Danxia landscape, just before sunset in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. /CFP
A hot air balloon floats above a Danxia landscape, just before sunset in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. /CFP

A hot air balloon floats above a Danxia landscape, just before sunset in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. /CFP

Drifting away in a hot air balloon over a Danxia landscape can set your adrenalin pumping but the breathtaking view is also therapeutic and calming as you immerse yourself in a memorable lifetime experience. 

At least 40 athletes set off in 40 hot air balloons on Wednesday to soar over a Danxia landscape covering over 500 square kilometers, commonly found in northwest, and southwest China. 

The bird's eye view lays bare one of nature's artistic expressions, blending neatly interspersed red, light green, brown and white sandstone, bringing out an amazing spectacle. 

The colored mountains and rolling steep cliffs form scenery that displays nature's matchless beauty. 

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