One of the “must-have” attractions in Yunnan Province, despite the immense popularity of a visit, the Stone Forest remains a tranquil and mysterious place. Many ask how this wonder of geology was created.
The earth’s rarely-seen Karst landscape has been found rising in the southwest of China, and listed as a world natural heritage by UNESCO. The Stone Forest Park is just part of it and endowed with rows of limestone pinnacles and deep valleys — grotesque rocks resemble things and animals of different shapes.
The “stone forest” was carved out over millions of years by geologic forces – first of all, the limestone rocks were compressed and fractured, and the resultant vertical joints incised the rock into lattice; then after the water erosion, the cracks got widening and deepening, and the rock columns and pillars were dissected and rising up, and finally formed a stone forest.
Nature’s great works, Yunnan Stone Forest Park is of great interest to geologists, adventurous, photographers and casual travelers.
