丹霞山命名情况介绍(英文).docVIP

丹霞山命名情况介绍 Danxiashan National Park DANXIASHAN NATIONAL PARK Danxia is literally understood in Chinese as “red sunglow”. Red rocks and red cliffs all over, the mountain looks like a red stone sculpture park, so it earned its reputation as “ the Red Stone Park of China” and Mt. Danxia. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasty, Danxiashan has become a famous place of interest and listed No. 1 in the top four mountains in Guangdong Province. On Aug. 1st, 1988, Danxiashan, with the area of 215 k㎡, was authorized by the National State Council as a National Park. Based on Danxia Landform, the park is famous for its red stones, limpid water, verdant trees, peaceful country scenery and unique local religion and culture. On the basis of proper environmental protection, landscape reservation and tourism development, the setup of Danxiashan National park is certain to keep forward the sustainable development of local society, economy as well as its culture and environment, which will pave the way for it to be recognized as a first-class tourist attraction around the country and throughout the world. Danxiashan National Geopark DANXIASHAN NATIONAL GEOPARK (THE RED STONE PARK OF CHINA) Danxiashan National Geopark, with an area of 290 k㎡, is located in the northeastern suburbs of Shaoguan City of Guangdong Province, PRC. Danxiashan was a huge inland basin in Nanling Mountain Area around the years between 140 million and 70 million years ago, where the deep red bed gradually developed after accumulation of a mass of detrital matters. Around 70 million years ago, the basin intermittently uplifted, then down-cut and eroded by water flows, and finally developed into what is named Mt. Dnxiashan. In 1930’s, the landform characteristic of non-marine red clastic rock, red walls and red cliffs was named Danxia Landform. Among the 650 places of Danxia Landform found in China, the Danxia Landform here is one of the places with the largest area, the most complete types, the richest modeling