"Danxia" scenery of Huoshizhai National Geopark, NW China

• Source: Xinhua
• [14:01 August 17 2009]
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Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2009 shows a part of scenery of the Huoshizhai National Geopark in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The geopark is famous for its unique "Danxia" landform. Danxia, which means "rosy cloud", is a kind of special landform formed from reddish sandstone that has been eroded over time into a series of mountains surrounded by curvaceous cliffs and many unusual rock formations. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong)