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June 19th 2013
Published: June 19th 2013
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Last year I spent a week in the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia, China, and I met quite a few Chinese tourists who showed me pictures of a place in Gansu Province where mountains were a palette of warm colors. This place was Danxia, 45 km from Zhangye and I knew it would be on my bike route for 2013. So here is Dan Xia Geopark. It is a unique place and I spent the whole day with my mouth wide open,... Read Full Entry



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Jeremy Chiron
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I am a 36-year old language teacher, currently working in Beijing. I was born in France but China has been my home for many years. I taught French and English in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, for 6 years. I never thought I would stay in China for such a long time but it’s been an amazing experience! Professionally speaking, teaching Chinese students is extremely rewarding. They are so hard-working and eager to learn new things. And then China… there aren’t enough words to describe this intricate (hence fascinating) country. “China is not to be liked or disliked: i... full info
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pretty cool landscapepretty cool landscape
pretty cool landscape
Are we still on Earth?Are we still on Earth?
Are we still on Earth?
Mars?Mars?
Mars?
Martian landscapeMartian landscape
Martian landscape
Dan Xia mountainsDan Xia mountains
Dan Xia mountains
Here's moreHere's more
Here's more
unique mountainsunique mountains
unique mountains
specialspecial
special
colorfulcolorful
colorful
here is Dan Xiahere is Dan Xia
here is Dan Xia
Good life!Good life!
Good life!
It never stops!It never stops!
It never stops!
It gets better and better!It gets better and better!
It gets better and better!
going upgoing up
going up
at Dan Xiaat Dan Xia
at Dan Xia
in Gansuin Gansu
in Gansu
I took too many picturesI took too many pictures
I took too many pictures
I met Mumu thereI met Mumu there
I met Mumu there
She just graduated and traveled in Gansu alone
going up at Dan Xiagoing up at Dan Xia
going up at Dan Xia
and on the other side of the mountainand on the other side of the mountain
and on the other side of the mountain
This is where I spent the night
at Dan Xiaat Dan Xia
at Dan Xia



19th June 2013
At Dan Xia Geopark, near Zhangye

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Great photo.
Enjoying your blogs.
19th June 2013
dazzling unbelievable colors

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Oh mon Dieu!!!!C'est juste grandiose, le contraste de couleurs est étourdissant de beauté...
19th June 2013
This place was not listed in my Lonely Planet

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Why not!!!!
19th June 2013
I couldn't believe my eyes

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Me either!!!
19th June 2013
does anyone know any place like this anywhere else in the world?

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Je crois que ce lieu est unique...
19th June 2013
no cars here. Only a few buses take tourists around

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Tu peux le dire "tu es le Roi du Monde" de cette falaise
19th June 2013
I met this Mongolian Chinese

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Elle est chouette cette photo....
19th June 2013
enjoying!

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Nice shoes!!!And nice view!!!
19th June 2013
c'est beau, non?

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!
19th June 2013
je reviendrai!

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Et moi j'irai voir ces splendeurs de la nature....Merci de nous faire découvrir ces paysages somptueux!!!!
19th June 2013
Apparently this place was unknown 4 years ago

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Incroyable!!!!!
19th June 2013
Are we still on Earth?

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Maybe not!!!On the moon!!!Why not!!!
19th June 2013
Mars?

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

J'aurais dit la lune...Mais tu as raison Mars est une réponse plus judicieuse...
19th June 2013
Good life!

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Je dirai même plus: VERY good life!!!!
19th June 2013
going up

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

I am a huge fan of this view....
19th June 2013
in Gansu

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

This one too....
19th June 2013
I met Mumu there

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

She is brave to travel by herself, I am very impressed because I know me I couldn't do that alone....
19th June 2013
I loved it!

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

Ca se voit à ton grand sourire!!!!
19th June 2013
dinner at night

Nina AMADO
Nina AMADO

ca semble très bon...Bon appétit!!!Bisous. Nina
19th June 2013
je reviendrai!

danielle
non-member comment

pas tout seul...............
ta maman te suivra...............c'est vraiment magique !
20th June 2013

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

Absolutely amazing...
and I thought we had amazing geology here in the Western US...but nothing like this.
21st June 2013
going up at Dan Xia

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

STAIRS TO HEAVEN
Having been to 16 provences in China...Gansu is one of my favourites...but you have shown an unknown gem to me that gives me another reason to return to this provence...wow, wow, wow. There are amazing Danxia formations at Liming in Yunnan that are also not in the guidebooks. Why I love China...so much to discover if you venture forth.

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