Enjoy the snow scenery of Danxia landform, characterized by reddish sandstone features in Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. | China Xinhua News

Danxia landform in Zhangye City, NW China's Gansu, indeed is the palette of nature. Feast your eyes with the magnificent view! | People's Daily, China

9.3K views · 530 reactions | Behold the Danxia landform, which is characterized by spectacular red cliffs, in Guilin, an iconic tourist destination in south China's Guangxi. #AmazingChina | VideoChina | Facebook

The Danxia landform refers to various landscapes found in southeast, southwest and northwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". Qicai Danxia, or Colorful Danxia Landform, is located in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. The average altitude of the landscape is 1,850 meters. It stretches for 45 kilometers from east to west, and 10 kilometers from south to north. The landform is made distinctive by its extensive size, steep cliffs, intersecting beds, peculiar shapes and co