Yuanmou travel guide must-visit attractions

When traveling to Yuanmou, you must visit Yuanmou Earth Forest, Hutiao Beach Earth Forest, Xinhua Earth Forest, Yuanmou Man Museum, Yuanmou Man Site and other places.

1. Yuanmou Earth Forest

Yuanmou Earth Forest is located in Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Prefecture. Yuanmou Earth Forest, Luliang Colorful Sand Forest, and Lunan Stone Forest are also known as the Three Forests of Yunnan. This is a paradise for photographers and the photos taken are spectacular. Yuanmou Earth Forest is also a filming location for famous movies such as Wuji and Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles. The scenic area is full of towering earth pillars in various shapes. The quartz, agate and other materials mixed in the earth pillars reflect a strange brilliance in the sunlight, making people marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature.

2. Tiger Leaping Beach Earth Forest

Hutiao Beach Earth Forest is located on the west side of Luomaole Village, Wumao Township, 32 kilometers northwest of Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Prefecture. It is also called Wumao Earth Forest. Lin, commonly referred to as the Yuanmou Earth Forest Scenic Spot, refers to this place. The total area of ??Hutiaotan soil forest is 6 square kilometers, and its shapes are mainly castle-shaped, screen-shaped, curtain-shaped and column-shaped. Various forms of soil pillars are scattered vertically and horizontally, up to 42 meters high, in colors such as red, yellow, white, brown, etc.

3. Xinhua Earth Forest

Xinhua Earth Forest is located in Xinhua Township, 33 kilometers west of Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Prefecture. It is also known as Langbapu Earth Forest. It is 15 kilometers away from Banguo Tulin and located at the junction of Yuanmou, Dayao and Mouding counties. The scenic area has a total area of ??8 square kilometers and is an important scenic spot in the Yuanmou earth forest landscape.

4. Yuanmou Man Museum

The Yuanmou Man Museum is located on Zhongxing Street, Yuanma Town, Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. It is a historical museum. The museum was formerly known as the Yuanmou Man Exhibition Hall and was founded in January 1985. The new Yuanmou Man Museum was officially opened to the public on January 15, 2010.

5. Yuanmou Man Site

The Yuanmou Man Site is located next to National Highway 108 in the southeast of Yuanmou County, Chuxiong Prefecture. In 1965, Chinese geologists discovered Yuanmou Man tooth fossils here. After identification, the Yuanmou Man lived 1.7 million years ago, advancing the age of human existence by one million years based on the Peking Man and the Lantian Man.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Yuanmou Man Museum, Baidu Encyclopedia - Yuanmou Man Site