Stone Forest （ stone forest Yunnan Stone Forest), World Geopark, National 5A Tourist Attraction National level scenic spots. It is located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City. Stone forest scenic spot is a typical type of karst landform. In the scenic spot, we can see the stone forest geological relic landscapes in different geological periods, such as Carboniferous, Devonian, Permian and Tertiary. Its formation has gone through a long and complicated geological evolution process. In the early Permian, 270 million years ago, the Shilin area was a marine environment, and the seabed sediments formed hundreds of meters of limestone. The crustal movement 250 million years ago, the Shilin area was uplifted into land, and the huge thick limestone stratum was located at the edge of the humid and hot ancient coast. Under favorable geological, climatic and hydrological conditions, the carbonate rock was cut by vertical fractures, and then dissolved along the fractures by water, biology, etc., followed by the eruption of the fire mountain, making the Shilin covered by basalt. From the Mesozoic to the early Cenozoic, the stone forest has been in a state of denudation and planation.
The scenic spot integrates strange peaks, waterfalls, lakes, karst caves, and stone bud fields, known as the "Natural Museum of Modeling Landform". Stone Forest Forest has a long history of resource development, with multiple strata and types of diversity. It has its uniqueness and uniqueness in the world. It is the world's largest precious geological relic with a wide variety of Gaoyuan Forest Forest. The scenic area covers a total area of 350 square kilometers, and consists of eight scenic spots. Each scenic spot is 5 kilometers away from the nearest one. The famous scenic spots in the scenic spot are: Stone Forest Scenic Spot, Stone Forest Scenic Spot Ancient Stone Forest Scenic Spot, Great Dieshui Waterfall Scenic Spot, Changhu Scenic Spot, Zhiyun Cave Scenic Spot, etc.
Types of Stone Forest Scenic Spots : Geopark, World Natural Heritage, Rock, Mountain
Address of Stone Forest Scenic Area ： Yunnan Province Kunming Shilin County Shilin Town
Tickets for Stone Forest Scenic Area : 175 yuan (25 yuan for sightseeing bus, 18 yuan for Great Dieshui Waterfall, 10 yuan for Changhu, optional)
Tel of Stone Forest Scenic Area ：0871-67719006
Opening Hours of Stone Forest ：7:00-18:00
Official website of Stone Forest Scenic Spot ：www.chinastoneforest.com
Tourist Evaluation of Stone Forest Scenic Spot ：
@ 2 Play : The strange stone forest makes you truly marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature. You can be surprised to find many stones with lifelike and interesting shapes there. It is said that the beautiful Asma stands by the river every day to greet tourists from all over the world. If you are willing to use your imagination, you will find more interesting stones
@ gool It takes about one and a half hours from the East Passenger Station to the scenic spot. It is a long walk from the ticket office to the entrance of the scenic spot. It is recommended to buy a 25 yuan battery car for a round trip. This design is very unreasonable. I feel that for the sake of collecting money, the tour guide should pay 60 yuan for about 2 hours. Listening to the scenery and imagining are more meaningful. The park is beautiful, and you can enjoy it for a day.
@ After roaring : After more than 20 years, I have visited the Stone Forest twice. I really feel unusual. The Stone Forest, known as the "No.1 Wonder in the World", has the most unique karst landform in the world. It was still a land of water about 300 million years ago. After a long geological evolution, it has finally formed today's extremely valuable geological relics. Walking through it, you can see a forest of grotesque rocks, towering and different postures. At present, the scenic spot is divided into eight tourist areas: Stone Forest Scenic Area, Black Pine Rock (an ancient stone forest) Scenic Area, Zhiyun Cave, Changhu Lake, Feilong Waterfall (Great Dieshui) Scenic Area, Guishan National Forest Park, Moon Lake, and Strange Wind Tunnel. Between the cliff peaks, there are green vines hanging stones, golden bamboos standing tall and beautiful, mountain flowers fragrant, and birds singing in harmony. It is full of vitality. Although the tickets are a little expensive, there is a battery car in the scenic area to take you into the viewing area, which saves you from walking and is very convenient. I hope I can go there again.
