THE CAVE TO THE SUN AND THE GATE TO HEAVEN
THE SIGN, ON THE LEFT OF THE PICTURE, SAYS,
THE BUILDING AT THE BOTTOM IS A HOTEL.
These pictures were taken within a two minute walk of our hotel. OK, five, but we were walking slow.
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NOTE THE RAILING ON THE BALCONY LIKE OUT-CROP.
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THIS RAILING LOOKS THE SAME BUT IS SOUTH OF THE OTHER ONE.
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CHAOYANG PEAK OR SCREEN-LIKE PEAK.
(NORTH OF THE GATE TO HEAVEN)
SIGN MOUNTED ON ROCK
| The sign reads: THE PEAK, 100 METERS HIGH, EXTENDS MORE THAN 400 METERS. IT FACES EAST AND LOOKS LIKE A SCREEN, THUS CALLED "SCREEN LIKE PEAK". CHAOYANG SCREEN-LIKE PEAK IS CONSTRUCTED WITH REPEATEDLY ERUPTED RHYOLITE OF SECOND STAGE YANDANG VOLCANISM WHICH CUT BY FAULTING AND REWORKED INTO THE SCREEN-LIKE PEAKS BY WEATHERING. THE LOWER PART OF RHYOLITE CONTAINS BRECCIAS AND SPHERULES EASY TO ERODE OUT AND FORM CAVES.
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BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A MOVIE SCREEN.
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