3.4K views · 508 reactions | What a view! 100 hot air balloons took off from Zhangye National Geopark, NW China's Gansu. | People's Daily, China | Facebook

Enjoy your flight over the "rosy cloud" at a geopark in Zhangye, NW China's Gansu! The Danxia landform, meaning "rosy cloud," is nature's best art formed by reddish sandstone on curvaceous cliffs. #AmazingChina | People's Daily, China

Located in the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains is a truly magnificent landform. The Zhangye National Geopark is known for its layered rock formations, formed from deposits of sandstone and other minerals over the course of 24 million years. 🌄 #DiscoverGlobe 🌏 | Science Channel

22K views · 1K reactions | A moment in nature: the rainbow rock formations of Zhangye National Geopark in Gansu, China | Sierra Club | Facebook

The Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park | #Geology #GeologyPage #Danxia #China The Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, also known as Zhangye Danxia (Landform) Geopark, is located near the city of Zhangye in China’s northwestern Gansu province. It covers an area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi). Formerly a provincial park and scenic area, it became a national geopark in November 2011. Known for its colorful rock formations, it has been voted by Chinese media outlets as one of the mos