Binggou Danxia: Forgotten Realm of Magnificent Shapes

#chinatrip Bingou Danxia Geopark is located in Rongan County, 20 km from the Zhangye Colored Mountains, another beautiful Danxia Geopark. Unlike the Colorful Zhangye Danxia Mountains, Bingou is not so bright, but the muted colors are compensated by absolutely incredible rock shapes up to 1500-2500 meters high. Bingou Danxia Geopark is well known and it has been rated as "one of the 7 most beautiful landscapes of Danxia in China" by China Geographic and American National Geographic magazines, as well as "one of the 10 best geographical wonders of the world". In the Bingou Danxia Geopark, the main attractions are the Palace of Bliss, the Mother-in-law's Palace, the Palace of Glass and King Buddha. Here you can see many caves, grottos, ravines, valleys, columns and towers of red color, and no object is similar to another in color or shape. The shapes will surprise you here. The rocks in the Bingou Geopark have been given for about 24 million years. Rain, heat and time have created here a semblance of the ruins of the city of giants – giant pillars several tens of meters high, deep beds of dried rivers and rocks taking bizarre shapes. And all this is made of dark brick sandstone. This unique landscape will make you feel like you are on another planet. These rocks are about 24 million years old. Rain, heat and time have created here a semblance of the ruins of the city of giants – giant pillars several tens of meters high, deep beds of dried rivers and rocks taking bizarre shapes. And all this is made of dark brick sandstone. It feels like you are in another realm. How to get to there Take the bus to Bingou Danxia from the Western Bus Station in Zhangye. Bus departure time: 7: 30-18:30, fare: 11 yuan, and get off at the door of Bingou Danxia Geopark.