<P> The Zhangye National Geopark ( simplified Chinese : 张掖 国家 地质 公园 ; traditional Chinese : 張掖 國家 地質 公園 ; pinyin : Zhāngyè Guójiā Dìzhìgōngyuán ) is located in Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture - level city of Zhangye , in Gansu , China . It covers an area of 322 square kilometres ( 124 sq mi ) . The site became a quasi-national geopark on April 23 , 2012 ( provisional name : Zhangye Danxia Geopark ) . It was formally designated as `` Zhangye National Geopark '' by the Ministry of Land and Resources on June 16 , 2016 after it has passed the on - site acceptance test . Known for its colorful rock formations , it has been voted by Chinese media outlets as one of the most beautiful landforms in China . </P>
<P> The Zhangye National Geopark ( simplified Chinese : 张掖 国家 地质 公园 ; traditional Chinese : 張掖 國家 地質 公園 ; pinyin : Zhāngyè Guójiā Dìzhìgōngyuán ) is located in Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture - level city of Zhangye , in Gansu , China . It covers an area of 322 square kilometres ( 124 sq mi ) . The site became a quasi-national geopark on April 23 , 2012 ( provisional name : Zhangye Danxia Geopark ) . It was formally designated as `` Zhangye National Geopark '' by the Ministry of Land and Resources on June 16 , 2016 after it has passed the on - site acceptance test . Known for its colorful rock formations , it has been voted by Chinese media outlets as one of the most beautiful landforms in China . </P>
where is the zhangye danxia located at in china
where is the zhangye danxia located at in china
in Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture - level city of Zhangye , in Gansu
in Sunan and Linze counties within the prefecture - level city of Zhangye , in Gansu