The formation of the danxia landform in Chishui City can be dated back to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods about l 00 million years ago. It covers an area of over l,000 square kilometers. The collapsing and weathering of a thick layer of red quartzose sandstone formed the area's unique landscape, including amazing valleys, sheer precipices and rushing waterfalls.

Formed of sandstone, the Chishui danxia landform is situated where the Sichuan Basin meets the Northern Guizhou Plateau, an area of humid weather and den se vegetation. As a result, the danxia landscape combines red cliffs, solitary peaks, huge caves and rushing waterfalls£¬which contrast beautifully with one another. The Shizhangdong Waterfall, dubbed the "First Waterfall in China" is particularly spectacular.

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