What is the Danxia landform in Jingbian County, northern Shaanxi Province?

In Longzhou Township, Jingbian County, northern Shaanxi Plateau, there is a virgin land that has never been discovered by outsiders. Comparable to the trough in the western United States, Danxia landform stretches for several kilometers. It is called "red sand wool" by the locals.

After hundreds of millions of years of wind and sand baptism, isolated peaks and steep rocks are formed in underground rocks, and various Danxia peaks develop along vertical joints in thick red sand and conglomerate layers, forming beautiful Danxia wonders. The red sand is rich in color, which is amazing against the surrounding loess plateau.

Under the layers of red sandstone, it is a cliff like a knife and axe, and it is full of weather. Looking down from the cliff, a muddy river passes through the canyon and goes upstream. In fact, the water comes from the slippery cliff, and the wet dark green is in sharp contrast with the red sand in the sun.

The formation of Danxia landform is a kind of red clastic rock deposited in inland basin. Later, the crust uplifted, the rocks were cut and eroded by running water, and the remaining rock layers collapsed on the hillside, forming red mountain blocks. Most of the red sandstone in Longzhou is covered with thick loess. After tens of millions of years of wind and rain, it is exposed to form different shapes of butte rocks. The lines on sandstone are like waves. After the erosion of wind and rain, they are "carved" into strange statues. Some are like animal heads, some are like running water, some are like clouds, and some are like gyroscopes. They show us the charm of Danxia, and it is like a cliff cut by a knife and axe. The unique geological structure here is combined with the ever-changing seasons and climate changes, especially when the rain clears, the sun rises and the sun sets, the red sandstone is more colorful and has a unique style in the fog and snow. It shows people many beautiful natural pictures from different angles and at different times, which makes many photographers and tourists flock to it and has great tourism development potential.