In Zhangye, you will be surprised by the rainbow colours you see reflected everywhere in Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park. The mountains are coloured by the different minerals in the ground here. As a result, you see beautiful strips of yellow, orange, red, purple and green.
The park is huge. There are buses that take you to the different platforms. From each platform, you can follow a walking route that will show you more of this beautiful national park. The park has been declared a Unesco Global Geopark in 2019.
The colours really come to life against a subtle backdrop and you are sucked into the park. The deserted road divides the normal mountains of rainbow colours.
Rieneke Elzerman-Schokker is a writer, photographer and creator. She travels the world as a digital nomad, working online in the most beautiful places. Her passion for photography started at a young age. On her eleventh birthday, she got her first camera and has been capturing small moments.. Read more…