This is a personal recreational project. The workflow involved processing DEM data in ArcGIS Pro, then importing it into Blender for parameter design and rendering (a simpler alternative is to use Aerialod).

This 3D DEM depicts Changbai Mountain in northeastern China, a renowned tourist destination. The mountain straddles the national border, with the volcanic crater lake, Tianchi, split by it—one side belongs to China and the other to North Korea.

The color scheme for the 3D DEM was inspired by the ancient Chinese masterpiece, "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains."

A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains
Wang Ximeng, Song Dynasty