Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

The Pinnacles, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China

This dizzying view of the limestone pinnacles in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a once-in-a-lifetime sight. The pinnacles are what remain of quartzite sandstone mountains after millions of years of water erosion.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

K2

K2 

 K2, also known as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen, is the second highest mountain in the world at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), after Mount Everest. It is located on the border between Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China

Monday, February 2, 2015

24 Million Years in the Making; Zhangye Danxia Mountains

24 Million Years in the Making 
24 Million Years in the Making by C D

The colorful or 'rainbow mountains' of Zhangye Danxia Geological Park are a work of art.