Nestled in the heart of China's Gansu Province, Zhangye Danxia Geopark, popularly known as the "Rainbow Mountains," beckons ...

Location: Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, Gansu, China Coordinates: 38.96080921027964, 100.07034421783024 Why it's incredible: The mountains' folded rocks form stunning rainbow patterns.

Go beyond the ordinary with rainbow mountains—nature’s boldest brushstrokes ... A geological wonder in Gansu Province, Zhangye Danxia features vibrant sandstone hills in reds, yellows, and ...

Some of the most unique places in the world will leave you in awe, as they seem to belong to a completely different world.

The colorful bands are the result of iron ... to obscure the striking rainbow pattern. The Rainbow Mountains are a popular ...

Direct results of the collision include the formation of plateaus, the lifting of mountain ... and Zhangye National Geopark. The latter is home to what's known as the "Colorful Danxia", where ...

Yardang (Yadan in Chinese) refers to land formations sculpted by relentless desert winds. Whistling past the jutting, silent turret of stratified sandstone, the wind — a perennial force to reckon with ...