<Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 322 km (124 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> December 27, 2005 (as provincial geopark) </Td> </Tr> <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 park is located in the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains, in the counties of Linze and Sunan, which are under the administration of the prefecture - level city of Zhangye, Gansu province . The main areas of Danxia landform are in Kangle and Baiyin townships . </P>

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