丹霞地貌

dānxiádìmào

noun

Meanings

1 Danxia landform
2 red sandstone landform with steep cliffs

Characters

appearance, form

Examples

张掖以彩色丹霞地貌闻名世界。

Zhāngyè yǐ cǎisè dānxiádìmào wénmíng shìjiè.

Zhangye is world-famous for its colorful Danxia landform.

丹霞地貌主要分布在中国南方。

Dānxiádìmào zhǔyào fēnbù zài Zhōngguó nánfāng.

Danxia landforms are mainly distributed in southern China.

Tips

culture

Named after Danxia Mountain (丹霞山) in Guangdong, this landform — red conglomerate and sandstone weathered into vivid cliffs — was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010 (China Danxia, six parks). 丹霞 literally means 'red rosy clouds.'

memory

丹 (red) + 霞 (sunset clouds) + 地貌 (landform) → 'sunset-red-cloud landform.' The image matches the look perfectly.

In Pop Culture

张掖丹霞 Zhāngyè Dānxiá

Zhangye Danxia

Rainbow-striped Danxia park in Gansu often featured in travel media; the most-photographed Danxia site in China.

Stroke Order

丹 dān

霞 xiá

地 dì

貌 mào