1. Location: Gansu Ghost Town is located in Sunan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China, while Xinjiang Ghost Town is located in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. They are located in different geographical locations, far from each other.
2. Geomorphological features: Gansu ghost town is famous for its unique Danxia landform. Peak forests, canyons and columnar rock groups composed of red sandstone and clay form a unique landscape. Ghost towns in Xinjiang are famous for their special karst landforms, which are peaks, canyons and caves formed by limestone and karst rocks.