Danxia World Heritage Gateway Guizhou Building, South Chinese Architecture Images
Danxia World Heritage Gateway in Guizhou
Yuanhou Town Architectural Project in Southern China ? design by West-line Studio, Architects
29 June 2019
Danxia World Heritage Gateway, Chishui, Guizhou
Architects: West-line Studio
Location: Yuanhou Town, Chishui, Guizhou Province, China
Chishui Danxia World Natural Heritage Visitor Center

Text by Martina Muratori
The visitor center welcomes to the core scenic spot of the Danxia World Natural Heritage Site in Chishui region, a popular tourist attraction characterized by a unique red rock landscape, created by reddish accumulation of sandstone. Chishui Danxia landform has been recognized World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2010.
The center includes the basic facilities for tourists and is located at the very entrance of the scenic area, in a V-shaped canyon, 6m width at its narrowest point. The valley is surrounded by a stunning landscape: bright red cliffs, peaks and streams on the North and a red Danxia stone arch-shaped cave facing West.

The natural cave introduces visitors to the spectacular Danxia landscape, where locals used to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and worship Buddha. The system of steps and the building shape aim to highlight the ritual importance of the site.

The building on the southern side is composed by a group of seven little stone boxes, which are characterized by a rainwater collecting system, light capture s...