What is Zhangye Danxia Geopark China?

Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park is in the eastern foothills of the Qilian Mountains in Gansu Province, China. The geological park has a spectacular Danxia (/dan-sshyaa/ ‘red cloud’) landform area that covers about 50 square kilometers (19 square miles). The danxia landforms are a masterpiece of nature.

What is Zhangye Danxia made of?

Zhangye Danxia is known for the unusual colours of the rocks, which are smooth, sharp and several hundred meters tall. They are the result of deposits of sandstone and other minerals that occurred over 24 million years.

What type of rock is Zhangye Danxia?

sandstones
Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age. The landforms look very much like karst topography that forms in areas underlain by limestones, but since the rocks that form danxia are sandstones and conglomerates, they have been called “pseudo-karst” landforms.

Where is Zhangye Danxia landform Geological Park?

Gansu province
The Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, also known as Zhangye Danxia (Landform) Geopark, is located near the city of Zhangye in China’s northwestern Gansu province. It covers an area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi). Formerly a provincial park and scenic area, it became a national geopark in November 2011.

Why is Zhangye Danxia important?

Zhangye was an important town on the ancient Silk Road, and now is a famous tourist city due in part to its long history and cultural relics, but mostly for its beautiful natural scenery. Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park is the must-see attraction in a Zhangye trip.

When was Danxia landform formed?

6 million years ago
The formation of Zhangye Danxai Landform dates back to 6 million years ago. The Danxia geological structure was formed by the erosion of red sandstone, forming the isolated peaks and steep outcrops.

When was the Zhangye Danxia landform formed?

When was the Zhangye Danxia discovered?

Zhangye Danxia Landform Geographical Park Discovery On the year 2,000, a journalist and a farmer Lei Yixing in Leize County found the magical Zhangye Danxia Landform and reported on the newspaper.

Who discovered Zhangye Danxia?

On the year 2,000, a journalist and a farmer Lei Yixing in Leize County found the magical Zhangye Danxia Landform and reported on the newspaper. People were all shocked after seeing the photos, and this amazing landform attracted many visitors to explore this rare landscape.

What the Quran says about mountains?

In Quran, the term used to describe the role of mountain as “it may not quake with you” (Surah Luqman: 11), “lest it should quake with them” (Surah Al- Anbiya‟: 32) and “lest it quake with you” (Surah An-Nahl: 16).

How rainbow mountains are formed?

Formed by weathering, environmental conditions and sedimentary deposits over time, the mountain’s unique minerology created a marbling effect, with layered hues of gold, lavender, red and turquoise towering into the sky. The Rainbow Mountain or Vinicunca is a mountain near Cusco in Peru.

How big is Binggou and Zhangye Danxia?

Binggou covers an area of 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi), and its elevation ranges from 1,500 to 2,500 meters above sea level. A third area, Sunan Danxia Scenic Area, is located in Ganjun, south of Linze. Zhangye Danxia is known for the unusual colours of the rocks, which are smooth, sharp and several hundred meters tall.

Where is the Danxia landform in Gansu?

The park is located in the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains, in the counties of Linze and Sunan, which are under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, Gansu province. The main areas of Danxia landform are in Kangle and Baiyin townships.

Why is Zhangye Danxia landform geological park so beautiful?

Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park is very popular among tourists, and it has been listed among the ‘most beautiful’ places in China and the world, numerous times. The rock colours of Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park range from red, blue, yellow and green, and the colours are caused by metamorphic progressions.

When did Zhangye Danxia Geopark become a geopark?

The site became a quasi-national geopark on April 23, 2012 (provisional name: Zhangye Danxia Geopark ). It was formally designated as “Zhangye National Geopark” by the Ministry of Land and Resources on June 16, 2016 after it has passed the on-site acceptance test.