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Lunan Stone Forest Description
(Local Name: Shilin) The Stone Forest lies 120km/75mi southeast of Kunming in the district of Lunan. After the sea receded millions of years ago, tectonic movements caused deep fissures to occur in the rock, which was then further shaped by erosion processes.

The forest consists of thousands of narrow, weirdly-shaped rocks towering up to a height of between 5 and 30m (15 and 100ft), scattered over an area of over 26,000ha/100sq.mi. 80ha/200acres of this area are open to visitors.

The rocks have memorable names such as Ten Thousand Year Mushroom (10m/33ft high), Mother and Son, Camel Riding on Elephant, Avalokitesvara Rock, Buddha Stone, Rhinoceros Looking at the Moon and Beautiful Maiden Ascending
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Hobbies & Activities category: Natural area
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