Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily (Reporter Qin Peng) news: Baili Danxia Scenic Road is located in the mountainous areas in the southern part of Changji City, Hutubi County and Manas County in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. The scenic road starts from Liuhuanggou Town, Changji City, and ends at the Kenswat Reservoir in Manas County, with a total length of 146 kilometers, and is an important section of the S101 Tianshan Geography Gallery Scenic Route.

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows a vehicle drives out of the zero kilometer area of the Liuhuanggou section of the Baili Danxia Scenic Road on the S101 highway. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

The mountain range along the S101 highway - the Karaza Formation, is the longest Jurassic mountain range in China, formed by the Himalayan orogeny 70 million years ago, with a total length of about 120 kilometers, and is currently the longest and the most spectacular Danxia landform found in China, known as the "Tianshan Geographical Scenery Corridor".

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows a vehicle drives on the picturesque S101 highway on the Baili Danxia Scenic Road. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

Among them, the most spectacular and magical scenery is the Danxia landscape characterized by red cliffs, the "Sky Gallery". This mountain range is majestic and ochre-red. Orange, yellow, blue and green are mixed together, and cliffs layer on top of each other, resembling skyscrapers. And some mountains are like strangely shaped giant sculptures, showing their respective charms in different postures, attracting a large number of tourists and photography enthusiasts at home and abroad every year.

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows several herdsmen's huts add a bit of life to the Baili Danxia Scenic Road on the S101 highway. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

"Baili Danxia" is a unique scarce tourism resource in Xinjiang and even the whole country, and "Baili Danxia" is located in the core area of the urban agglomeration around Urumqi, Changji and Shihezi Cities, along which, there are Santun River, Hutubi River, Taxi River, Qingshui River and other river systems originating from the Tianshan Mountain Range, and the Santunhe Reservoir, Kangjia Shimenzi Petroglyphs, Weizigou, Phoenix Mountain, Phoenix Lake, Weiren Mountain, Huoshaowa and other scenic areas, scenic spots, is an excellent route for tourism and leisure, folk culture experience, doing outdoor sports, scientific expeditions, and is a photographer's paradise.

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows a tourist take photos of the ice-water blend reservoir and the beautiful Danxia landscape next to the Shimenzi Reservoir in the scenic spot of "Chibi Tianhu" on the S101 highway. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows, near to the "Chibi Tianhu" attraction on the S101 highway, a tourist uses his DV to photograph the snow-covered mountains in the distance. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows, three tourists take a break at the picturesque "Chibi Tianhu" scenic spot on the S101 highway. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows the red Danxia landscape along the S101 highway. (Photo by Shiliuyun - Xinjiang Daily/Qin Peng)

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