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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-dateThe-Danxia-MountainThe-Danxia-MountainThe Danxia MountainDear friends, welcome to the Danxia Mountain. The Danxia Mountain is situated 45 kilometers to the northeast of Shaoguan City. G
2、eological studies show that, twenty five million years ago, this place was a vast expanse of a low-lying lake. Later, movements of the earths crust made it rise above the ground and the water receded away, thus turning it into a mountain and the former sediment at the bottom of the lake gradually ox
3、idized and became red rocks. These red rocks and red precipices, being relieved against the green woods and the blue sky, look just like rosy clouds, hence the name “Danxia”, meaning “red clouds” in English. In the 1930s, Professor Chen Guoda of the Zhongshan University made an intensive investigati
4、on and study of the geomorphic features of the Danxia Mountain and other red-rock mountains in South China. He denominated this kind of red-rock land configuration the “Danxia Landform”, which was soon approved and universally adopted by the academic circles, thus making the mountains name Danxia a
5、nomenclature of geology. Places featuring Danxia Landform can be found in all continents of the world expect Antarctica, such as the Great Canyon of the United States and some areas in Saxony of Germany. But, the Danxia Mountain is the largest and the most beautiful and typical of its kind.The Danxi
6、a Mountain covers an area of 319 square kilometers, in which over 600 red-rock peaks stand out well against the woods of green, a sight that reminds one of a large garden with many ruby sculptures; therefore it is also named China Ruby Park or literally China Red Stone Park. In 1995, the Chinese Sta
7、te Council approved of its being a geological nature reserve and, in 2000, it was rated by the UNESCO as the worlds geological park.Now we have arrived at the entrance to the Danxia Mountain. The gate structure here is constructed of red sand rocks. These Chinese characters are the name of the park,
8、 meaning “China Ruby Park”. The three big Chinese characters up on the horizontal beam, “Dan Xia Shan”, meaning Danxia Mountain, were written by Guan Shanyue, who was a famous painter in China. Well follow the mountain road climb the Zhanglao Peak, which is the main peak of the Danxia Mountain, 408
9、meters above sea level.Now we have come to the central area of the Danxia Mountain. The Danxia Mountain is rated first among the four famous mountains in Guangdong Province and its unique natural scenery gives free play to ones fancy. Please look at the hill in the distance beyond the Jinjiang River
10、: those rocks appear to be a herd of elephants wading across the river and coming up to us. Their trunks, tusks, ears and eyes are all lifelike. So, this sight is named “The elephants crossing the River”.Please look to your right at the hill in the distance. It looks as if a young girl is lying down
11、 to sleep: from right to left, the outlines of her head, her neck, her chest and her belly are all clearly discernible. So, this sight is called “The Sleeping Belle” or “The Beautiful Girl Blocking the River”.This hill is called Yangyuan Hill, meaning “The Hill of Male Sex”. It is so named because t
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