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  • The Danxia landscape in Taining County, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 16, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • Tianyi Lane on Langshan Mountain in central China's Hunan Province on September 24, 2006. The lane is only 0.8 meters wide (0.33 meters at its narrowest point) and 238.8 meters long, while the tallest cliffs stand over 120 meters high (XINHUA)
  • A panoramic view of Bajiaozhai Scenic Spot on Langshan Mountain in Hunan Province on July 13, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landform in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landform on Jianglang Mountain in east China's Zhejiang Province on June 26, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landform on Longhu Mountain in central China's Jiangxi Province on July 27, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landform in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on August 2, 2007 (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landscape in Taining County, southeast China's Fujian Province (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landscape in Taining County, southeast China's Fujian Province, on August 18, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • A scenic view of Longhu Mountain, central China's Jiangxi Province (XINHUA)
  • The morning fog at Xianshui Rock on Longhu Mountain, central China's Jiangxi Province (XINHUA)
  • Visitors take photos at Bajiaozhai Scenic Spot on Langshan Mountain in Hunan Province on July 30, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • A snowy scene at Guifeng Peak in Jiangxi Province (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landscape on Jianglang Mountain in east China's Zhejiang Province on June 26, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • Danxia Valley in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on August 15, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • The red arc-shaped Danxia cliffs in Chishui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on August 14, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • The Danxia landscape on Jianglang Mountain in east China's Zhejiang Province on June 26, 2009 (XINHUA)
  • A panoramic view of Bajiaozhai Scenic Spot on Langshan Mountain in Hunan Province on July 30, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • A newly-built farmers' residential complex near the foot of Camel Peak on Langshan Mountain in Hunan Province on July 30, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • A panoramic view of Bajiaozhai Scenic Spot on Langshan Mountain in Hunan Province on July 30, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • A visitor walks through Tianyi Lane on Langshan Mountain in central China's Hunan Province on August 3, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • Visitors tour around Jianglang Mountain in east China's Zhejiang Province on August 3, 2010 (XINHUA)
  • A cruise tour through Dajin Lake's Danxia landscape in Taining County, southeast China's Fujian Province, on August 5, 2010 (XINHUA)
In China, Danxia is a word to describe a unique type of landform which develops both internally and externally through erosion, having the appearance of "rosy clouds."

The successful inscription of the six sites in China on the world heritage list, given the name of "China Danxia," means the recognition by international academic circles of the concept of Danxia Chinese scholars put forward
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