재미있는 지구촌 - Colored mountains of China
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2014.06.20 13:08
Today, tourists from around the world gather in the Chinese province of Gansu to admire here an unusual landscape.
The main local landmark is a unique geological formation called the "Landscape Dènksiâ" (Engl. Danxia Landform).
These rock formations are a unique type of petrografičeskoj of geomorphology, which can be found only in China.
These rock formations are a unique type of petrografičeskoj of geomorphology, which can be found only in China.
Color rocks consist of red sandstone and conglomerates in the Cretaceous period.
The study shows that approximately 100 million years ago there was a huge indoor swimming pool. Water was here or from others. As a result global temperature, pool dried up and in these arid conditions of sediment has been oxidized and adopted the color of rust. Approximately 70 million years ago, the Red layer 3.700 meters thick was formed in the basin, known as the Cretaceous beds. On top was a solid layer of 1.300 meters thick, the layer of the Cretaceous, which gradually formed the peaks of Mount Danksia.
Since then, 30 million years ago, the goroobrazovatel′noe movement has changed the landscape of the pool many times. Water flowing down through the cracks and damaged hacked sedimentary rock slope there,
leaving behind red fragmented rock. Now we see the outlines of sushi Danxia.
According to experts, the formation of mountains is still continuing in the area, with an average
increase of 0.87 meters every 10.000 years for past 500.000 years.
Red China Pesčanniki literally means "cinnabar" and received its name in honor of Mount Danxia in Guangdong Province. Danxia mountain during the age of the Cretaceous period (about 65 million to 120 million years ago), and steep cliffs created by both exogenous (erosion and weathering) and endogenous (lifting).
Another feature of this relief is the existence of multiple, isolated and small caves of different sizes and shapes.
Previously, Gansu province has been extremely popular all over the world,
and the town of Čžan′e is one of the richest cities in China.
And all because hundreds of years ago there was the "Silk Road".
Thousands of travelers and traders from the ethereal beauty every day.
But not only China can boast such unusual landscapes. These hills are also common in Australia,
South America and Central Europe. But no country can compete in a number of wonderful hills with China.
