mountains in Zhangye, China.
These Chinese mountains, dubbed “God’s Paint Palette,” apparently got spray-painted in some serious 60’s tie-dye vibes. But even though they look like they were made from one of those nostalgic kids’ sand art kits, these beauties are actually naturally occurring!
SAME DIFFERENCE.
You can see this phenomenon at the Zhangye Daxia Landform Geological Park in Gansu Province, China. According to The Telegraph, the gorgeous coloring of these rocks were made gradually over millions of years–red sandstone and mineral deposits have been laid down, then buckled by tectonic plate action (the same plates that have given us part of the Himalayan mountains!), topped off with years of erosion to create the unique shapes that stand today. Color me impressed.
A Youtube user named Nina compiled a video of the park along with some additional background information in case you’re interested in some more shots of this beauty!
All I want to know is…why couldn’t the Grand Canyon have gotten some of this action? 🙂
Cheers,
Mia