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Danxia Landform

Danxia landform

Photo: Cheng Tong

Time: 1990s

Site: Renhua County, Guangdong Province

Height:1000 m

Brief Introduction: Danxia landform refers to isolated hills and surprisingly shaped steep rocks originating from red sandstone or conglomertate after long time of weathering and fluvial erosion. This picture shows the typical Danxia landform in Renhua County of mountainous area in north of Guangdong Province.


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