The Rainbow Mountains, or Zhangye Danxia, exist because of millions of years of geological evolution. There used to be a lake where the mountains now stand. Erosion, tectonic shifts, and varying ...
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How China’s rainbow mountains formed through millions of years of geological artistry
In northern China lies the Zhangye Danxia landscape, a breathtaking display of red, gold, and violet layers that ripple ...
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Why Do These Mountains in China Look Like a Rainbow? The Painted Hills of Zhangye Danxia
Perched in the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains, Zhangye Danxia National Geopark occupies a high, windswept shelf of the Hexi Corridor once patrolled by Silk Road caravans. The protected ...
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