Shanxi Detailed Travel Guide

Step into the Datong Earth Forest and unveil the mysterious veil of the Loess Plateau👀|||Entering the Datong Earth Forest is like stepping into an ancient and mysterious magical world. Every step is on the sediment of millions of years of loess, and every inch of land underfoot seems to be telling a story of a thousand years. 🌪️ What is an Earth Forest? An Earth Forest is a general term for a series of tower-like, cone-like, and castle-like landforms formed by the erosion of surface water on a large amount of unconsolidated sedimentary material. Due to the poor cohesion between the loose sediments, they are easily destroyed or altered by the erosive action of flowing water, so Earth Forest landforms generally exist in arid or semi-arid areas. ⭐ Features of the Datong Earth Forest The Datong Earth Forest is known for its rich erosion and weathering phenomena and numerous sedimentological landscapes, and is hailed as the natural 'sedimentology laboratory' of North China. Unlike Earth Forests in other regions, the Datong Earth Forest is not isolated on the wilderness but hidden below the horizon, as if it is a secret treasure of the earth. Here, you can see a variety of landforms such as earth platforms, earth pillars, earth cliffs, earth ridges, and earth walls, as if you are in a magical world. 🌿 Formation of the Datong Earth Forest The formation of the Datong Basin can be traced back to rift action 3 million to 2 million years ago. During the long sedimentation process, the sediments did not fully consolidate into rock, and then experienced rapid tectonic uplift. During and after the uplift, a large number of fractures were generated in the strata, and at the same time, they were subjected to strong leaching or erosion by later surface precipitation, eventually forming the typical Earth Forest landscape. Come to the Datong Earth Forest, experience the marvelous craftsmanship of nature, 📸 and capture the charm of this ancient land with your lens!