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In 2005, Zhangye Danxia was voted by a panel of reporters from 34 major media outlets as one of the most beautiful Danxia landform areas in China. In 2009, Chinese National Geography magazine chose Zhangye Danxia as one of the "six most beautiful landforms" in China. [2] The area has become a top tourist attraction for Zhangye.
About 23 Ma, movement of the Himalayan range disturbed the land around the Danxia landform in the Guangdong Province of China uplifting and completely changing the topography of the area. [6] Over millions of years the steep cliffs that can be seen today, exposed by faults, were formed through weathering and erosion.
Rainbow Mountains (China) in Zhangye National Geopark within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, in Gansu, China Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. In 1982, the park was recognized as China's first national forest park with an area of 4,810 ha (11,900 acres). [2] Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is part of a much larger 397.5 km 2 (153.5 sq mi) Wulingyuan Scenic Area. In 1992, Wulingyuan was officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]
Zhangye is served by China National Highways numbers G30 Expressway, 227 and 312. Zhangye Railway Station is on the Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway , located to the north east of the city. A high speed railway station has been constructed on the south west side of the city, Zhangye West Railway Station was opened on 26 December 2014 as part of the ...
Mount Danxia (Chinese: 丹 霞 山; pinyin: Dānxiá Shān) is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China".
This is a list of the nationally designated protected areas of China.There are many forms of protected areas in China. Based on their relative importance, each type of protected area can be further graded into two to three levels (national, provincial and prefectural/county level).
Pages in category "Geoparks in China" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Zhangjiajie National Forest Park; Zhangye National Geopark;