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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2007, Vol. 27 Issue (6): 942-945    DOI:
沙漠与沙漠化     
Landscape Character and Forming of Danxia Landform and Color Hill in Zhangye of Gansu Province

ZHANG He-sheng; CUI Zhen-qing

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Abstract  This article takes the Danxia landform and color hill that situate at Qilian piedmont in Zhangye city of Gansu province as study object and analyzes their strata, configuration, landscape, ancient geographical environment and external forming factors. The Danxia landform in this region can be classified into three types of landscape: Window and palace pattern, Pillar pattern and Laneway pattern. Viewed from aspects of representativeness, aesthetics, scientific research and admiration, their values on research, teaching and touring have been evaluated. The Danxia landforms in Zhangye City not only have grace as southern landscape, but also have majesty as northern landscape; the color hills are florid and grand. These two peculiar landscapes bring out the best in each other and become the unique geologic relic in our country, which possess high admiring and scientific research value. This place is a best place fort tourism, drawing, education and research.
Key words:  Danxia landform      color hill      stratum construction      external forming factor      landscape character      scientific survey and touring value     
Received:  01 January 1900      Published:  20 November 2007
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ZHANG He-sheng
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ZHANG He-sheng;CUI Zhen-qing. Landscape Character and Forming of Danxia Landform and Color Hill in Zhangye of Gansu Province. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2007, 27(6): 942-945.

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