How does a natural rainbow form? According to the National Weather Service, a natural rainbow is a meteorological occurrence resulting from the refraction, dispersion, and reflection of sunlight ...

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Why it's incredible: The mountains' folded rocks form stunning rainbow patterns. As the name suggests, China's Rainbow Mountains are multicolored formations in the northwest of the country.

So when the sun is behind you and the rain in front of you, you see a rainbow of colours reflected back from inside the raindrops. As well as the lovely colours, rainbows also have a unique shape.