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Rainbow Mountains, Zhangye National Geopark, China: The Rainbow Mountains are cretaceous sandstones and siltstones that were deposited in China before the Himalayan Mountains were formed. The sand and silt was deposited with iron and trace minerals that provided it with the key ingredient to form the colors we see today....Known for its colorful rock formations, Zhangye National Geopark is located in Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture-level city of Zhangye, in Gansu, China. It covers an area of 322 square kilometres. Wikipedia

The Yuan Dynasty’s founder (Genghis Khan’s grandson) Kublai Khan is said to have been born in Zhangye. Marco Polo's journal states that he spent a year in the region during his journey to China.

Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, China, 張掖丹霞国家地質公園, 甘粛, 中国

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Zhangye, Gansu

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Rainbow Mountain at the Zhangye National Geopark in Gansu, China