Turpan | Flaming Mountains 火焰山

The Flaming Mountains (Huoyan Shan) are a barren, striking mountain range of red sandstone located in the Tian Shan range of Xinjiang, China, just east of Turpan. Famed for their fiery appearance, they are the hottest place in China, with surface temperatures frequently exceeding 70° C (158° F) in the summer. 是位於中華人民共和國新疆維吾爾自治區吐魯番市的單面山，是博格達山山前東西走向的褶皺與逆沖斷層帶。火焰山山體以紅色為主，北緩南陡，南側沖溝遍布，形似火焰。出露有侏羅系、白堊系、古近系、新近系、第四系的地層。火焰山因獨特的地貌、熾熱的氣候而聞名。中國四大名著之一《西遊記》中「三調芭蕉扇」的故事發生在火焰山。