Main attractions of Guide National Geopark

Danxia landform in the scenic area is long and strange, with abrupt peaks, strange and magical geological modeling and seven colors of mountains, so it is also called the back soil of colorful peaks and clusters of Xuanyuan. National Geopark and provincial cultural industry demonstration base are applying for national cultural industry demonstration base, and many institutions such as photography, creation, art, film and television have set up bases in the park. The scenic spot consists of thirteen cultural theme squares and seven Danxia Gorges, especially Nuwa Gorge, Thousand Buddha Gorge and Tiantong Gorge, which are rare natural wonders in the world. The interior covers an area of 3,000 mu and the exterior covers an area of 50,000 mu. It is an ideal place for sightseeing, dining, entertainment and stocking. It is 70 kilometers away from Xining, with convenient transportation, pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. Guide is located in the transitional zone between the Loess Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Yellow River runs through the north-central part of the county from west to east, with a flow of 76.8 kilometers. Guide territory is criss-crossed with ravines and mountains, presenting multi-level river terraces and basin hills. It happens to be located in the Yellow River Basin, high from north to south, surrounded by mountains, with Longyang Gorge lock on the top and Songba Gorge on the bottom. Surrounded by mountains, it is flat and open, and the land is fertile. It is known as the "Little Jiangnan" on the plateau. There are several Danxia landforms in Guide, the most famous of which is Ashgon Canyon. Ashgon Gorge starts from the narrow sheepfold bay in the valley and ends at the mouth of Dakagou in the west. In the canyon, Ga River winds south like a yellow belt. Due to the cutting of the river, the mountains on both sides of the river are mostly cliffs cut by the axis, plus some wind-eroded sandstone and relatively gentle slopes, which overlap for dozens of miles, which is very spectacular. In the canyon, the mountains on both sides became cliffs about 50 meters high, and the straight cliff surface clearly showed the horizontal line of the sedimentary layer in that year. The top of the cliff is washed away by rain, some like Tallinn, and some like European buildings with spring breeze. Xiakou, also known as "Shimen", has two opposite walls, which are less than 100 meters apart. The natural barrier of "one person defends it, and ten thousand people can't force it" seems to have been "burned" red after the war. Of course, the landforms of Ashgundanxia have nothing to do with war, but they are masterpieces of external and internal forces on the earth. From Cretaceous to Tertiary, due to the underwater cutting of the Yellow River and the uplift of Himalayan orogeny, the red gravel stratum gradually emerged from the depths of the stratum, and after thousands of years of erosion by flowing water and wind sculptures, various rock cliffs were formed. As a Danxia landform, it naturally has the characteristics of Danxia landform-Ya Dan Cliff in Chibi is widely developed and steep in shape, mostly square hills, stone walls, stone peaks, stone pillars and so on, which has high ornamental value. The formation of these Hongshan massifs is a kind of red clastic rocks deposited in inland basins. After the earth's crust rose into a mountain, the hillside retreated due to collapse and eventually eroded into a steep mountain on all sides. Now, the "original appearance" of the red gravel stratum can still be distinguished from the thickness bedding of the cliff.