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CHRISTIAN CLARKUnited States

Casual shots (Gansu edition)

All taken with my phone, and I think they look pretty good. I feel like I've had a bit of an epiphany. I used to only know about the Rainbow Danxia from geography books as "red sandstone hills formed by weathering into colorful hills," but standing there, I realized that even the pictures can't capture one ten-thousandth of its grandeur! Also, the salt lake—turns out the "salt marsh" described in words can perfectly reflect the sky, snow-capped mountains, and human shadows in a stunning mirror image! (Even though I visited during the dry winter season, it was still very beautiful!)
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