Introduction to Yunnan Black Stone Forest Tourist Attractions Yunnan Black Stone Forest Scenic Area

What are the interesting attractions in Kunming Stone Forest?

Yunnan Stone Forest Global Geopark is located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 1500m-1900m. It has a subtropical low-latitude plateau mountain monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of about 16 degrees. It is 78 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming. Yunnan Stone Forest Global Geopark has no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and is like spring all year round. It is the only karst landform scenic spot in the subtropical plateau area in the world. It is known as "the best wonder in the world" and "Stone Forest Museum". It is one of the first batch of Chinese A national key scenic spot, China National Geopark, and a World Geopark, it is as famous as the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an, and the landscape of Guilin. It has become one of China's four major tourist attractions.

The Stone Forest is a veritable rock formation. When walking through the "forest", you will see many strange rocks, abrupt and towering, with different postures. Due to the action of limestone, the stone pillars are separated from each other, and after years of wind and rain erosion, countless stone peaks, stone pillars, stalagmites, and stone buds have been formed. Yunnan Stone Forest Karst is a diverse collection of strange rocks, waterfalls, lakes, caves, peaks and hills, in terms of the diversity of type distribution, the uniqueness of lava development, the complexity of geological evolution, the aesthetics of rock mechanisms and the beauty of rock formations. In terms of the integration of humanities and customs and the accessibility of indoor viewing, it ranks among the best in similar karst areas in the world. In particular, some areas of the stone forest are geological landforms formed by overlapping limestone and basalt, which is rare in the world.

Opening hours: 8:00--18:00

Ticket price: 80 yuan (main scenic spot of Stone Forest)

Scenic spot address: Located 78 kilometers away from Kunming City Within Lunan County

Best time: Suitable for all seasons

Transportation guide: Transportation: You can take various transportation buses from Kunming East Railway Station and North Railway Station

What are the fun things to do in Kunming Stone Forest?

The Stone Forest is known as the "first wonder in the world". Its magical natural landscape and gorgeous ethnic customs make it a must-visit place in Kunming. Is it fun? Are there any interesting places? Let me give you a detailed inventory of Kunming Stone Forest tourist attractions

Kunming Stone Forest tourist attractions

1. Big Stone Forest

The entire scenic area is composed of dense stone peaks, like a stone basin. The stone forest here is abrupt, with smooth lines and a light blue color. The tallest independent rock pillars are more than 40 meters high. Typical scenic spots such as "Peak Pool", "A Thousand Chance", "Ji Niao Tong Ren", "Elephant Stone Platform", "Orchid Deep Valley", "Phoenix Combing Wings", etc. The most famous one is the place where Long Yun inscribed "Stone Forest" The "Stone Forest Scenic Spot", and "Wangfeng Pavilion" is the best place to appreciate the "Sea of ??Forests"

2. Bushao Mountain

There are many rocks with strange shapes scattered here. The peak is the highest in the entire stone forest.

3. Liziyuanqing

Liziyuanqing is located outside Huanlin Road, on the barren mountains and hills with a radius of dozens of miles. There are strange pillars and rocks, which gather and disperse, have ups and downs, and there are not too many tall trees competing with the stone forest, maintaining the natural style. When you are in it, you feel completely different from the large and small stone forests. It is completely the same. Original and Cangmang

4. Ten Thousand Years Ganoderma lucidum

Next to Bimu Lake in Liziyuanqing, there is a stone peak about 15 meters high on the top of the stone mountain. It is small, like a huge Ganoderma lucidum, hence its name. Standing on the top of Ganoderma lucidum mountain as the sun sets, it feels like "all the mountains are covered".

5. Small Stone Forest

Compared with the dense large stone forest, the adjacent small stone forest appears sparse, elegant and beautiful. The wide and thick stone walls are like screens, dividing the small stone forest into several gardens. The most famous scenic spot in the small stone forest is "Ashima". When night falls and the colorful lights shine, it becomes even more colorful and charming.

6. Naigu Stone Forest (ticket)

Naigu Stone Forest is the Black Pine Rock Scenic Area, located 8 kilometers north of the Stone Forest Scenic Area. It is one of the areas including Big Stone Forest, Small Stone Forest, Lizi Yuanqing, Wannian Ganoderma lucidum, and Bushao Mountain. "Lu Liangzhou Chronicles" written by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty said: "Shimen (ticket) peak, forty miles to the west, is called Shimenshao." It was first called Shimen. It was named "Black Pine Rock" because it looked like a green pine forest when viewed from above, and because of its "black" It is called "Naigu" in the local Yi language, so it is also called Naigu Stone Forest.

Kunming Stone Forest Transportation Information

Car: There is a "tourist express" service to the Stone Forest Scenic Area at Kunming Railway Station.

Trains: K364/K365 from Guangzhou to Kunming, K230/K231 from Xiamen to Kunming, K393 from Guilin to Kunming (Kunming Railway), 2367 from Nanning to Kunming (Liu Railway) , Guiyang to Kunming 6081/6084 times, Zhanjiang to Kunming 2055/2058, Hongguo to Kunming 7451/7454 times.

By airplane: Kunming Wujiaba Airport is very close to the city and the train station. Take a taxi to Dongju, which is also very close to the Eastern Jinma Bus Terminal.

Kunming Stone Forest Tour Route

Route 1: The main scenic stone forest scenic spots-Jianfeng Pool-Wannian Ganoderma lucidum-Li Ziyuanqing-Bushao Mountain-Small Stone Forest (tour time is about 4- 5 hours)

Route 2: A one-day tour of Stone Forest and Dadieshui that combines the main scenic spot of Stone Forest with surrounding scenic spots

Route 3: Stone Forest and Chang Lake (the mother lake of the Sani people) ) One-day tour

Route 4: Stone Forest, Chang Lake, Guishan Yijiale one-night and two-day tour

Route 5: Stone Forest, Naigu Stone Forest, Dadieshui, Chang Lake , Guishan Yijiale two nights and three days

Kunming Stone Forest Travel Tips

1. Tickets for Stone Forest Scenic Area: 150 yuan/person

2. Suggestions Wear hiking shoes or jogging shoes. There are many stone steps in the Stone Forest Scenic Area and the distance you need to walk is also long.

3. The cost of hiring a tour guide: Provide tour guide services at the entrance of the scenic spot. A Chinese-speaking tour guide leads the entire journey for 60 yuan. English speaking tour guide 80 yuan. It is worth noting that only tour guides wearing ribbons are full-time tour guides in scenic spots.

4. There are restaurants in the Stone Forest Scenic Area, but they are not suitable for individual travelers. If your itinerary arrives at the Stone Forest Scenic Area at noon, it is recommended to eat outside the scenic area or bring your own snacks and drinks.

5. Opening hours: The scenic spot has no mandatory regulations on when day-trippers must leave, but it is recommended to end the tour before dark. Because the scenic area is large and the route is complicated, it is easy to get lost at night.

6. If you want to stay in the scenic area, you only need to buy one ticket no matter how many days you stay. When entering or leaving the scenic area, just show your room card at the entrance of the scenic area to register.

7. The tour guide will leave after completing the service. You can leave the scenic spot with the tour guide, or you can stay for free activities. However, you need to fill in the tourist satisfaction and opinion survey form.

Kunming Stone Forest Specialties

Stone Forest Soup Pot

Stone Forest is the settlement of the Sani people of the Yi ethnic group. The Sani people are big eaters of meat and big bowls of wine. A generous nation. Every year on the 24th of the sixth lunar month, the annual Torch Festival is held in scenic spots such as Stone Forest, Changhu Lake or Naigu Stone Forest. If you come to Stone Forest at this time, you can have a feast of soup pot with local ethnic characteristics, including mutton, dog meat, donkey meat, etc., in the woods not far from the venue after watching the wonderful bullfighting and wrestling matches. The cooking technology in the soup pot here is excellent, and all kinds of meat are stewed just right, neither hard nor soft; there is no smell of mutton, fishy or other strange smells, and the color, aroma and taste are all perfect.

Milk cake

Milk cake is a specialty of Stone Forest. The local people boil fresh goat milk, add an appropriate amount of acid water to solidify it, and then press it into blocks and dry them. After drying, it becomes milk cake (a kind of cheese). There are many ways to eat milk cake. It can be steamed, boiled, pan-fried, fried, braised, or eaten raw. It can also be made into steamed milk cake with ham, green bean braised milk cake and other dishes. The quality of milk cake produced in winter is better.

Stone Forest Braised Rot

What is the introduction of Yunnan Stone Forest?

The Stone Forest is located more than 80 kilometers southeast of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. Among the many scenic spots in China’s 9.6 million square kilometers of land, the Yunnan Stone Forest is unique for its majestic, strange, dangerous and secluded landforms. . In the world's lava landscape scenery. The stone forest in Yunnan, China, is famous for its large area, tall rock pillars, small-scale shapes, and the concentration of scenic spots within a certain range.

Facing the majestic and winding stone sea, people can’t help but ask where these marvelous stone forests come from! In this regard, many people at home and abroad, both at home and abroad, have gone into the stone forest to reveal the secrets, trying to give a perfect answer. Scientists say: Two to three hundred million years ago, this place was a vast sea. After a long period of geological movement and material evolution, the vast sea of ????the past has turned into the vast stone forest of today. Local people said: The stone forest was driven by a Hercules from a distant place like a flock of sheep with a divine whip. He was originally going to drive them to stop the raging flood. I don’t know if the divine whip failed, or these group of people were spiritual. The stone fell in love with this land, water, and people? The hurried group of stones stopped suddenly and settled here "home" without any regrets or complaints.

The Stone Forest is a transcendent artistic masterpiece gifted to mankind by nature. Within the 350-square-kilometer Stone Forest Natural Scenic Area, God has cleverly distributed scenic spots such as the Big and Small Stone Forest, Naigu Stone Forest, Zhiyun Cave, Qifeng Cave, Chang Lake, Moon Lake, and Feilong Waterfall in the east, west, north, and south. These endless scenic spots can be described more clearly by dividing them into two categories: mountain scenery and water color. Attractions such as the Big and Small Stone Forest, Naigu Stone Forest, Zhiyun Cave, and Qifeng Cave are mountain scenery. This kind of scenery is represented by the world's first wonder - the Stone Forest. The stone forest, including large and small stone forests, covers an area of ??40 hectares. Stones rise from the ground, creating a scene of rolling waves. The stone forest is like a shrine, with twists and turns. Looking up at the sky, it is sometimes sparse and sometimes depressing. The stone peaks are like stone pillars competing for wonder and beauty. Some stone peaks are towering, piercing the blue sky; some are jagged; some are crumbling, which is shocking. Under the stone pillars that rise from the ground to the sky, the clear water jingles around the strange stones, nourishing a patch of green and flowers.

In the labyrinth-like stone forest, if you look around and change scenery, "Ashima" is about to come out; "Mother and son traveling together" are lifelike; "Phoenix combing its wings" is lifelike. The sights in various shapes, both illusory and real, are dizzying.

Chang Lake, Moon Lake and Feilong Waterfall are the water scenery in the Stone Forest Scenic Area. The long lake lies quietly in the embrace of green mountains. The lake is clean and transparent, with sparkling ripples. The islands on the lake are lush and green, and the birds and flowers on the lakeside make people linger. Feilong Waterfall is another scene. The surging river water pours down from the 88-meter-high cliff with the force of overwhelming clouds and rain. It is as powerful as the Milky Way falling from the sky. The roaring sound is majestic and spectacular. .

The Shilin Yi District is home to outstanding people. The world-famous narrative poem "Ashima" came from the Shilin Yi District, so it is also known as the "Hometown of Ashima". The Sani people of the Yi ethnic group living here are famous for their hard work, strong hospitality, and ability to sing and dance. It still maintains its unique national costumes, unique language, original religious beliefs, simple production and lifestyle, and simple folk customs. The ancient culture has been particularly profound here. "Torch Festival" is a grand festival of the Yi people. Every year on the 24th of the sixth lunar month, people of all ethnic groups dressed in festive costumes flock to the Stone Forest from all directions to celebrate their festival. During the day, the Stone Forest is also dressed in festive costumes. The mountains dance here, the streams sing here, men, women and children are immersed in the warm atmosphere of the festival. The entire Stone Forest is full of people and joy. At night, people hold blazing torches and stay up all night, singing and dancing. The light and passion of fire burned the sky red and reflected the stone forest red.

The climate of the Stone Forest is as wonderful as the scenery of the Stone Forest. In midsummer, when people along the Yangtze River in my country are looking for a hint of coolness in the rolling heat wave, the old people in Stone Forest are still wearing a thin coat and singing ancient songs of the Kitchen. In the harsh winter, when people on the banks of the Songhua River in my country are looking forward to a ray of sunshine in the ice and snow, the girls in the stone forest are still wearing bright skirts and dancing among the flowers. Someone once summed up the climate of the four seasons in the Stone Forest simply as "no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, distinct dry and wet conditions, and spring-like four seasons."

The stone forest, with its beautiful natural landscape and unique cultural landscape, forms a magical landscape and has become a mysterious place that domestic and foreign tourists yearn for.

The main tourist area of ??the Stone Forest, formerly known as Li Ziqing Stone Forest, covers an area of ??about 12 square kilometers and a tourist area of ??about 800,040 square meters. It is mainly composed of Stone Forest Lake, Big Stone Forest, Small Stone Forest and Plum Garden. The tour route is more than 5,000 meters. It is the largest, most concentrated and beautiful place in the Stone Forest Scenic Area. Entering the scenic area, you will see stone pillars, stone walls and stone peaks in various shapes and forms, competing for their beauty. Some stone pillars are as high as 40-50 meters. At first glance, it is just like what an unknown limerick says: "Looking at a big stone from a distance, looking at it up close, the stone is big. The stone is really big, it is really a big stone." But the stones here are different. It is a wonderful painting that attracts tourists from all over the world to stop and watch it every day; it is a beautiful poem, and countless poets and poets have chanted it throughout the ages; it is also spiritual and alive; there are two birds crossing Food, peacock combing wings, phoenix spiritual instrument, elephant standing on a stone platform, rhinoceros looking at the moon; there are Tang monk stone, Wukong stone, Bajie stone, Sha Monk stone, Guanyin stone, general stone, soldier figurines, poets' chants, Ashima, etc. There are countless stone statues, all of which are lifelike, lifelike and breathtaking. In addition to animals, there are many similar plants, such as spring bamboo shoots, lotus mushrooms, hostas, etc. There is a "bell stone" that can strike many different tones. The entire Li Ziqing Stone Forest is a huge treasure house of natural stone landscape art, allowing tourists to observe, discover and imagine freely. There are many twists and turns in the scenic area. The secluded scenery makes people feel as if they are entering a maze of wonderland. Visitors will never forget to leave and praise it. There are lion pavilions, peak-viewing pavilions, stone platforms, stone benches, etc. for people to take a rest.

The outer areas of the large and small stone forests (commonly known as the "outer stone forests") are also dotted with charming scenery. The outer stone forests mainly refer to the surrounding scenic areas outside the large and small stone forests. This scenic area covers dozens of miles of wild mountains and flowers. There are many strange peaks and rocks dotted among the green trees. These rocks are large in size and vivid in appearance. In addition, the surrounding environment is vibrant and the field of vision is relatively wide. Looking at the strange rocks and pillars has a unique taste and feeling. Or like mother and son traveling together, holding their clothes and tugging at their skirts; or like Su Wu shepherding sheep, looking at his hometown in the distance; or like Guanyin and Bajie; or like tigers, leopards, and bear bears; or like ancient castles and generals, which make people imagine and be full of interest. Near Mutan, there is a strange cliff peak about 10 meters high, thick at the top and thin at the bottom. It is called Wannian Ganoderma lucidum, or mushroom cloud. From a distance, it looks like a mushroom-shaped smoke cloud formed after an atomic bomb explosion. Unique. Among these many stone-like stones, many touching legends are also spread among the people.

Naigu Stone Forest is located 13 kilometers north of "Stone Forest", also called Hemozhai Stone Forest, "Naigu Stone Forest". "The Yi language means black, and "Naigu Stone Forest" is a black stone forest. It covers an area of ??3.333 million square meters and has more than 6 kilometers of new tourist roads. Compared with "Stone Forest", this place has another characteristic and style.

Entering the Naigu Stone Forest, you will see a dark patch of strange rocks rising into the sky like the roaring waves of the sea. It is majestic and resembles an ancient battlefield with fortified walls. It makes people think a lot.

In some places, the cliffs are thousands of meters high, like knives and axes cutting them; some stone pillars pierce the sky; some huge rocks are as big as rocks; some are shaped like the Bagua array that Zhuge Liang has laid; some are like Taishang Laojun refining elixir; some are like Stone castles, Ganoderma lucidum; some resemble elephants, camels, pigs, sheep, and countless dangerous eggs and strange rocks. The stone is simple, dark and mysterious, adding a sense of mystery and vastness to people. There is also a magical and magnificent underground cave in the scenic area, which is called Baiyun Cave or Crystal Palace. It is an underground karst landform. Some look like terraced fields and farmhouses, some look like various animals and plants, and some sound like bells. There is also Baiyun Lake at the foot of the mountain, with shimmering clouds and shadows, and is extremely peaceful.

What are the interesting places in Yunnan Stone Forest?

There are still many interesting places in Yunnan Stone Forest. For specific interesting attractions, you can find them on the travel encyclopedia of Yunnan Stone Forest.

What is there to do in Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area?

Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area, also known as Yunnan Stone Forest, is located in Kunming Stone Forest Yi Autonomous County, 78 kilometers away from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. The area is 350 square kilometers. The Stone Forest Scenic Areas in Kunming are mainly developed as tourist areas: Stone Forest Scenic Area, Black Pine Rock (Naigu Stone Forest) Scenic Area, Feilong Waterfall (Dadieshui) Scenic Area, and Changhu Lake Scenic Area.

Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area has been rated as a "World Geopark" and "World Natural Heritage Scenery" by the United Nations Educational and Cultural Sciences. In 1982, it was approved by the State Council to become one of the first batch of national key scenic spots. It is a national 5A tourist attraction and a national civilized scenic tourist area. In January 2019, the ticket price for this scenic spot was reduced.

About 300 million years ago, Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area was a vast ocean. After a long period of geological evolution, it finally formed extremely precious geological relics, covering many types of karst landforms on the earth.

As early as the 42nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1614), Wang Liang, the governor of Lunan Province, established Zhiyun Cave in Shilin as a tourist attraction and erected a Zhiyun Cave monument.

In 1931, Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area was officially established.

On April 1, 1978, the Stone Forest Scenic Area began to sell tickets for Chinese and foreign tourists.

Since 1931, after 82 years of construction and development, Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area has now become a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

Plant resources

National second-level protected plants include: red toon, Yunnan camphor wood, cephalotaxus, beech, Magnolia officinalis, Eucommia ulmoides, fan fern, etc.; provincial second-level protected plants There are: small fruit Nanzhu, cracked fruit lacquer; provincial protected plants include: Yunnan fragrant wood, tea tree, ten great achievements, spiny yellow lotus, etc. [7]

Animal resources

The main wild animals are: pangolin, civet, muntjac, eagle, starling, pheasant, thrush, woodpecker, golden pheasant, magpie, hare , nine-section spirit, squirrel, toad and green bamboo mark, green snake, lizard, etc.