A volcanic stone gate is also called a stone entrance. It is a natural gate-like feature composed of a pair of cliffs. This term was also proposed by Xu Xiake during his tour of Yandangshan. This feature forms when overlapping screen-like peaks collapse and disintegrate along joints. The Xiansheng Gate of Yandangshan is a typical example; it is 200 m high, and the margins are 6–16 m apart. A ‘one line sky’ landform is located in front of it, and when looking up from inside the gate, the sky is nearly obscured by the cliffs (Fig. 43).
Stone gate landscape of volcanic rocks – Yangdang Mountain Xiansheng Gate, Zhejiang Province
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(2020). Stone Gate Landscape of Volcanic Rocks. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2337
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