Introduction to Yunnan Stone Forest

The Yunnan Stone Forest is a veritable forest composed of rocks that pass through it. But for many rocks, they are unusually tall and abrupt with different postures. Due to the limestone, the stone pillars are separated from each other. After years of wind and rain erosion, countless stone peaks, stone pillars, stalagmites, and stone buds have formed a stone forest of strange rocks, waterfalls, lakes, caves, peaks, and hills in various shapes.

Stone Forest, located in Shilin County, 89 kilometers away from Kunming, is a unique scenic spot in Yunnan. The stone forest is a typical karst landform, with thousands of peaks and numerous strange rocks in the scenic area. It is mainly composed of seven scenic spots: Big and Small Stone Forest, Naigu Stone Forest, Big and Small Zhiyun Cave, Chang Lake, Yue Lake and Dadieshui Waterfall. The stone forest stands on the wall of Qifeng. The peaks are green and varied in appearance and shape. Some are like bamboo shoots and swords; some boulders are about to fall; some are like graceful girls; some resemble animal images. Wonderful landscapes emerge one after another, and are known as the first wonders of the world.

Introduction to Yunnan Stone Forest

Stone Forest, located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 78 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming, is the only karst landscape scenic spot in the subtropical plateau area in the world, known as The first wonder of the world and Shilin Museum. It is one of the first batch of national key scenic spots in China, China National Geopark, World Geopark, and the Forbidden City in Beijing. The Stone Forest has the most unique karst landforms in the world. It was the land of Zeguo about 300 million years ago. After a long period of geological evolution, today's precious geological relics were finally formed. This scenic spot is a veritable forest composed of rocks. Walking through it, it is strange to see many abrupt and towering rocks with different postures. Between the peaks and mountains, there are green vines hanging on rocks, golden bamboos, brilliant mountain flowers, birds singing and flowers fragrant, full of vitality. The Stone Forest has attracted countless tourists at home and abroad with its unparalleled natural wonders. The main feature of the stone forest is the sword-shaped karst landform. It includes five areas: Bushao Mountain in the northwest of the scenic area, large stone forest and small stone forest in the middle, Wannian Ganoderma lucidum in the south and Li Ziyuan Qingqing in the east, covering an area of ??about 12 square kilometers. Among them, Wannian Ganoderma lucidum, Jinghe Bushao Mountain are newly developed attractions. Deep, secluded, dangerous and strange are the landscape characteristics of the Stone Forest Scenic Area. Entering the scenic spot, you will see stone pillars, stone walls, and stone peaks with different shapes, which are very strange and beautiful. The stones here are different. This is a wonderful painting that attracts tourists from all over the world to stop and watch it every day. It is a beautiful poem that has been recited by countless poets and lyricists from ancient times to the present. It is spiritual and alive; there are two horses crossing the food, a peacock combing its wings, a phoenix spirit instrument, an elephant stone platform, a rhinoceros looking at the moon, and countless lifelike stones, such as the Tang Sha Monk Stone, the Wukong Stone, and the Bajie Stone. , Sha Monk Stone, Guanyin Stone, General Stone, Soldier Figurines, Poet Chanting, Mother and Son Traveling Together, Ashima Stone, etc. Each one is lifelike, lifelike and breathtaking. In addition to animals, there are many similar plants, such as mushrooms, magnolias, etc. There is a bell stone that can strike many different tones. The entire stone forest is a huge treasure house of natural stone landscape art, allowing tourists to observe, discover, and freely imagine. The stone forest scenic area covers an area of ??1,100 square kilometers, is magnificent, and has a reserve of 350 square kilometers. The scenery is different and each has its own characteristics. The entire area can be divided into eight tourist areas: Stone Forest Scenic Area, Black Songyan Scenic Area (this is an ancient stone forest), Zhiyun Cave, Chang Lake, Longfei Waterfall Scenic Area (Dadieshui), Guishan National Forest Park, Moon Lake and strange wind tunnels. Among them, the Stone Forest Scenic Area (central scenic area), Black Pine Rock Scenic Area, Longfei Waterfall Scenic Area, and Changhu Lake Scenic Area are developed as tourist areas. The stone forest scenic area is wide and the stone forest is concentrated. The elephant trunk stones are numerous, have high landscape value and are rare in the world. In 1982, it was approved by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key scenic spots. On February 13, 2004, Stone Forest became one of the first batch of world geoparks designated by UNESCO. On May 8, 2007, Kunming Stone Forest Scenic Area was officially approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. In 2008, the Stone Forest was rated as a World Natural Heritage by UNESCO, becoming the third World Heritage in Yunnan after the Ancient City of Lijiang and Three Parallel Rivers. Travel guide 1. Transportation: Visitors to Stone Forest can take a shuttle bus from Kunming East Bus Station to Stone Forest Yunnan Stone Forest Landscape (2) (20 tickets) (tickets start from 25 yuan one way), and the journey takes about 2 hours. It is best to arrive at the Stone Forest before noon so that they can better enjoy the tour. There are shuttle buses in Kunming, and the round-trip ticket costs 30 yuan. You can also take a bus from Kunming to Luliang County, Luoping County and other places, and get off at Shilin. The fare is 10 yuan. You can take the shuttle bus to Jinhua Hotel on Beijing Road in Kunming. Round trip fare is 30 yuan. The general departure time is 8:00-11:00 in the morning, and it is extended by one hour on holidays. Kunming Railway Passenger Transport Company has opened Shilin and Luliang tourist trains. For the convenience of passengers, the company has specially set up a ticket for children: 150 yuan. Opening hours: 7:30-18:303. Accommodation: Shilin Hotel is recommended, a two-star hotel with a national style building. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the stone forest from a high altitude. Standard rooms start from 70 yuan. Shilin Summer Resort is a two-star hotel located in the center of Shilin Scenic Area. You can see the seaside from the window, and standard rooms start from 80 yuan. Lin Hotel is a two-star hotel located in the Stone Forest Scenic Area. It consists of North House and South House. The architecture of the south courtyard is integrated with the natural stone forest, which is quite innovative. Prices start from 110 yuan. Jindu Hotel is a two-star hotel located next to Shilin Stadium. Standard rooms start from 70 yuan, with first-class service and convenient travel. 4. Private cars and carriages can be rented in the parking lot of Stone Forest Scenic Area.

If you rent a 4-seater minibus, it costs 150-170 yuan/day; if you hire a carriage, it costs 60 yuan/day; if there are many people, you can consider renting a minibus, which can seat 15 people, for 300 yuan/day; if you take a limousine from Kunming Going to Stone Forest may take longer. In addition, car owners often ask you to buy a return ticket. If you plan to stay one night in Shilin, you'd better tell them in advance. If tourists choose to take a bus to Shilin around 10:30 in the morning and pass by Yiliang at noon, they can buy the famous Yiliang roast duck here. 5. Attraction safety: Flat-heeled rubber shoes, cloth shoes, and travel shoes should be worn, but high heels are not allowed. Every step in the Stone Forest Scenic Area has its own scenery. The scenery can be painted, but you don't have to look at it while walking to avoid accidents. Photography in the Stone Forest Scenic Area is different from photography in the park. The subject and the photographer can move back and adjust the angle at will. Many scenic spots in the Stone Forest are probably on cliffs, so be sure to look back to see if there is a way out. 6. Attraction guide: There are many attractions in Stone Forest. It is recommended that you book a tour guide. Traveling in Stone Forest will be more relaxed, enjoyable and interesting. But be sure to hire a tour guide with a tour guide certificate to avoid being cheated.

The Yunnan Stone Forest is the only subtropical plateau karst (cave) landscape in the world.

The magical place Yunnan Stone Forest is located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. It has an altitude of 1500m-1900m and has a subtropical low-latitude plateau mountain monsoon climate.

The Stone Forest is world-famous. The karst geological and landform wonders are widely distributed, majestic, diverse, and rich in landscape, covering an area of ??more than 1,100 square kilometers and a reserved area of ??350 square kilometers. They are fascinating with their extremely high aesthetic value. In the vast land of Stone Forest, there are magnificent peaks, lakes, waterfalls and caves. Create miracles and be beautiful.

Sword-shaped, mushroom-shaped, tower-shaped, cylindrical, castle-shaped, stone bud-shaped, round leaf-shaped and other unique shapes. Anthropomorphic objects and lifelike stone forests are either hidden in depressions, spread across basins, hillsides, wilderness, or hung in secluded and dangerous places. They are graceful and luxurious, embodying the greatest surprise that this world can give to human beings.

Shilin Geopark is located in the source area of ??the Pearl River Basin, the water source of towns in the dam area of ??Shilin County, and is an integral part of the vegetation and local species of the Karst Plateau in central Yunnan. The establishment of geoparks can effectively combine the protection and utilization of typical geological landscapes and relics with the protection and reconstruction of water source forests, zonal vegetation and native species, and play an important role in regional ecological environment restoration and ecological reconstruction.