This is a loess erosion landscape. Loess can stand upright due to vertical joints, and when the standing loess is surrounded by two gullies, it can collapse with further erosion, forming a residual wall-like feature that is called loess wall (Fig. 43).
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(2020). Loess Wall 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_1446
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