In northern Guangdong, Danxia Mountain concentrates the essence of the "danxia" landscape: red rock walls, spires, natural arches and viewpoints overlooking the Jinjiang River. A perfect destination for photographers, hikers and the geologically curious.
Danxia Mountain (丹霞山) is the emblem of the Danxia landscape, a type of relief formed by red sandstones and conglomerates that, after millions of years of tectonic uplift and erosion, gave rise to vertical cliffs, pillars, mesas and gorges with clean contours. Unlike calcareous karst, here the rock is siliciclastic; thus the visual result is reminiscent of karst, but the geological origin is different.