Flaming mountains In Turpan

Flaming mountain is located in the northern margin of Turpan Basin and the northern section of the ancient Silk Road. The local people call it "kiziltag", which means "Red Mountain". On April 13, 2018, it was shortlisted as "one hundred wonders of the northwest". The mountain is more than 100 kilometers long, 10 kilometers wide at most, about 500 meters above sea level, and the main peak is 831.7 meters above sea level. The hot summer is coming, the red sun is in the sky, the red brown mountains are illuminated by the hot sun, the sandstone is burning, shining, the hot air is rolling, just like the hot fire, the tongue of fire stirs up the sky; this is the hottest place in China, where the eggs can be roasted in the sand nest. Due to the relative horizontal accumulation of the stratum and the soft and hard stratum, the gully along the slope has been formed under the erosion of rainwater for many years. The red alluvial fan skirt is formed in front of the Piedmont by the eroded materials of the mountain, and many polygonal cracks are formed in the front of the fan skirt in the arid environment, which is particularly noticeable.