Danxia Mountain is the most beautiful beauty spot with the largest area.

Danxia Mountain, a geological park of the world, lies within the boundaries of Shaoguan, covering an area of 290 square kilometers. It is the most beautiful beauty spot with the largest area. Since1988, Danxia Mountain has been chosen as national scenic spot, national geological landscape reserve, the tourist zone of national AAAA grade and national-level geological park. On February 13,2004, it was chosen as the first batch of geological parks of the world by UNESCO, becoming a member of world geological park network. Maybe you can go to Mount Danxia when you go to Guangzhou for Canton Fair 2013 .

The enchanting mountain has a rich variety of plants due to the moderate subtropical climate and the yearly monsoons that provide plenty of rainfall. There are twenty-eight ancient trees over one hundred years old, with fourteen of them having survived for more than three centuries. These ancient Danxia Phoenix Trees are native to this area and are the most distinguished species of the mountain. Of the ten varieties, four of them are extremely rare. One such variety of the Phoenix Trees has been named the 'Dharma Orchid'. It was discovered in 1987, and only two of them have existed in the world. When flowering season arrives, the sweet scent of the orchid tree lingers in the mountain and visitors swarm to its attraction.
The area is covered with sub-tropical evergreen vegetations in a rich variety due to the moderate subtropical climate and yearly monsoons. There are several ancient trees with history of several hundred years; Danxia Phoenix Trees are native to this area and are the most distinguished species of the mountain.