Abstract:

The geomorphic term Danxia Landform was suggested by Chinese geologists and geomorphologists and is accepted by scientists in China and abroad. Unfortunately, owing to the rapid arise of recreation and tourism, many people use the term Danxia as colored hills and even colored valleys (Danxia only refers to hill), which is literally instead of scientifically, and thus make “Danxia” forming everywhere throughout the country. This impairs the seriousness of the science and technology terms. This paper textual researches the origin and outflow of the term Danxia in detail.

Key words: Danxia Landform, colorful hills, Mt. Danxiashan, Tertiary system, red cliff