China's Yunnan Stone Forest

We could only think of forest consisting of mainlystone forest and other attractions found here.
flora and fauna. Don't get me wrong because inSpeaking of attractions, Stone Forest has a lot to
China, there is a forest that consist of stones.offer it's yearly visitors and tourists. There is the
You read it right, this one of-a-kind nature'sSubterranean Stone Forest Strange Wind Cave,
marvel can be found in the district of Kunming inLong Lake, Major Stone Forest Minor Stone
Yunnan, China. Known locally as Shilin, this regionForest and Naigu Stone Forest One of
of karst formation covers 400 square kilometersmuch-awaited events here is the Torch Festival
that includes big and small stone forests making itwhich is held every lunar year of June 24.
the most important attraction of the entireIn this festivity, Sani people (natives of the place)
province.along with the expectators take part in the
Research shows that 270 million years ago, thetraditional events such as wrestling, bull fighting,
Stone Forest was a shallow sea before. As timepole-climbing, dragon-playing, lion-dancing and the
goes by, lithosphere elements move that causesA-xi Moon Dance. This is also the best time for
the water to retreat and the emerging of theseyoung men and women meet their future
limestone landscapes. Erosion of these elementsspouses. No other place like Stone Forest offers
mainly cause the existence of the modern-daythe best of both worlds: tradition and natural
Stone Forest That mainly explains the existencewonder.
of underground river, karst lake, underground