
It is a ‘heaven’ over 200 square miles. Formerly, a provincial park and scenic area, it became a National Geopark in November 2011. The park is located in the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains, in the counties of Linze and Sunan, which are under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, Gansu Province. The core area of the park, Linze Danxia Scenic Area, is located 30 kilometres west of downtown Zhangye and 20 kilometres south of the seat of Linze County. It is the most developed and the most visited part of the park.
Zhangye Danxia, known…
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