Wuyi Danxia Tourist Area

　　The Wuyi Danxia Tourist Area in Zhejiang Province is situated in the central part of Wuyi County, 20 kilometers from the county town, on the west side of Provincial Highway 44 (Shangsong Line), and is a key scenic destination in Wuyi. It features nearly 10 square kilometers of classic Danxia landform. A ten-mile stretch of Danxia creates a ten-mile painted corridor — an exquisitely beautiful natural masterpiece crafted by nature’s hand. The Danxia landform in Wuyi is a unique type of terrain discovered and named by Chinese geologists. Where there is Danxia, there are wondrous mountains and extraordinary waters. The Wuyi Danxia consists of typical red Danxia rock formations made up of purplish-red conglomerate interspersed with red siltstone. Around 80 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, the area was shaped by tectonic fractures caused by Earth's neotectonic movements, followed by tens of millions of years of dissolution, erosion, gravitational collapse, and weathering — all contributing to the richly diverse and colorful landforms of Wuyi Danxia. Highlights include the Dahongyan, reputed to have the world’s largest Danxia red cliff; the Kongtong Mountain, where the legendary immortal Guangchengzi attained enlightenment and the humanistic ancestor Yellow Emperor found spiritual insight; as well as common Danxia features such as gullies, valleys, caves, pillars, and cliffs. There are also animal-shaped rock formations — lions, elephants, whales, monkeys, turtles — each strikingly vivid and lifelike. Visitors to Wuyi Danxia often exclaim in genuine admiration: “Wuyi Danxia rivals even Mount Wuyi in beauty.”

　　Source: China Jinhua Government Portal Website