When the flaming clouds gently whisk off the Gongga Mountain, the king of mountains in SW China’s #Sichuan province, the incredible nature unfolds its breath-taking scenery to the people. (Video courtesy of Yulin Xing) | People's Daily, China

Amazing Xinjiang: Retracing 'Journey to the West' in the Flaming Mountains The Flaming Mountains, in the #Uygur language, they are called "Kiziltag," meaning the "red mountains." In the work "Classic of Mountains and Seas," they are referred to as the "mountains of flames." During midsummer, the reddish-brown mountains glow under the scorching sun. Hot air currents rise in waves resembling blazing flames licking the sky, hence the name the "Flaming Mountains." In the well-known "#JourneytotheWes