Yes,
we had a hard time believing that this insane mountain formation was actually
real, because we haven't fallen down the rabbit hole. But, believe it or not,
this technicolor range actually exists.
The
mountains are part of the Zhangye Danxia Landform
Geological Park
in China .
Layers of different colored sandstone and minerals were pressed together
over 24 million years and then buckled up by tectonic plates, according to
the Telegraph.
Here's
a photo showing some detail of the rich "layer cake" action going on.
There's
a similar formation in British Columbia called the
Rainbow Range formed from a mixture of
volcanic rock and various minerals.
While
the photos are certainly incredible, there could be some slight photo
manipulation going on to make the colors pop a bit more than they would
naturally. This Flickr photo could be a more accurate representation, but
still, the mountains are amazing.
The
formations were shaped into the flowing valleys after thousands of years of
rain and wind, and the region has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since
2010.
Take
a look at some more incredible photos of the range below.
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