Bewitching beauty of Zhijin Grand Canyon

<article><section data-type="gallery"><img src="//img.huanqiucdn.cn/dp/api/files/imageDir/5a60773fa9b0834a7b739e4737d92fc3u5.jpg?imageView2/2/w/750" data-alt="The most beautiful canyons of the world include not only the well-known Grand Canyon in the United States, but also many canyons in China, for example, the unique Zhijin Grand Canyon located in Zhijin County, Guizhou City. Although much smaller and shorter than the Grand Canyon in America, Zhijin Grand Canyon covers more various terrains. Being called “beautiful scar on the earth”, it has its own style. It was a vast ocean in ancient times, but turns to be a canyon because of the orogeny.（Image from IC photo）" /><img src="//img.huanqiucdn.cn/dp/api/files/imageDir/479f2f518c76f71c3e7973e5667f6c4eu5.jpg?imageView2/2/w/750" data-alt="Building bridges in mountains is difficult, however, there is a naturally formed “bridge” in the Zhijin Grand Canyon, but no one walks through it. Following the direction where a resident points out, we look up and see a stone arch. It is like a bridge, but no one knows when it had formed.（Image from IC photo）" /><img src="//img.huanqiucdn.cn/dp/api/files/imageDir/c1579a15eee5def413c1cf5ffb3c70d5u5.jpg?imageView2/2/w/750" data-alt="Zhijin Grand Canyon is a typical karst landscape. The karst landscape in Guizhou is generally hard to reserve water flows, and many rivers on the ground permeate into the underground, forming a peculiar phenomenon that the rivers suddenly disappear and reappear on the ground. Before entering the deep canyon, we must cross a cave in which a river lies and rowboats floating on it.（Image from IC photo）" /><img src="//img.huanqiucdn.cn/dp/api/files/imageDir/4f68510a205af5cf893628fb4b1740cbu5.jpg?imageView2/2/w/750" data-alt="While the Grand Canyon in the United States is mainly red, Zhijin Grand Canyon is basically green except the bare rocks on the cliffs. There is a skylight called “The Nest for Swallows” because many swallows hover above it every day. At dusk, thousands of swallows fly over it in clusters, leaving dense and black shadows, which is mysterious and spectacular.（Image from IC photo）" /><img src="//img.huanqiucdn.cn/dp/api/files/imageDir/19f5fd1c5d05d011603640ec9c1bb21eu5.jpg?imageView2/2/w/750" data-alt="The towering cliffs on both sides of the canyon are like two huge barriers, separating the people from the outside world. The skylight, natural bridge, sinkholes, underground rivers, cliffs, ancient Jingu Temple are dizzying. Walking in the canyon, we can clearly hear the chirping of birds that is transmitted much better than that on the ground. After touring the Zhijin Grand Canyon, one can take the elevator straight to the tourist center above the canyon, which is the most energy-saving way. It brings another kind of pleasure to enjoy the scenery of the canyon in the 108-meter-high elevator.（Image from IC photo）" /></section><section data-type="text"></section></article>