This is a loess erosion landscape consisting of steep semi-cylindrical gullies that hang on loess slopes. When surface runoff on loess yuan and liang converges at the edge of a steep slope, the rapid downhill flow erodes the slope surface and forms loess hanging valleys (Fig. 38).
Loess hanging valley landscape – Luochuan Loess National Geopark
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(2020). Loess Hanging Valley Landscape. 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_1439
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