🏔️ China Danxia
Red sandstone formations across southwestern China, comprising six UNESCO-designated landscape areas
📌 Fast Facts
- Composition: Six distinct Danxia landscape areas across five provinces
- Location: Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces
- Primary geology: Iron oxide-rich red sandstone, uplift and erosion over millions of years
- UNESCO inscription: 2010
China Danxia is a geological formation type defined by continental red sedimentary beds shaped by uplift and erosion across southwestern China that comprises six distinct landscape areas spanning five provinces. China Danxia was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. As of 2026, all six designated areas remain accessible to visitors, with the Chishui West Section in Guizhou Province representing one of the most visited segments. The site exemplifies Danxia landforms through towering ...