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Stone
Forest
 The
best of the world famous Stone Forests
(Shilin) of Kunming are in Lunan County,
90km south of Kunming. Due to a process
of weathering and erosion, nature
has created an art gallery of stone
sculpture here. This typical karst
physiognomy takes the form of a forest
of stone pillars and boulders. It
is as if the countless stone shapes
have sprung from the ground, assuming
different shapes as if vying to surpass
each other in grandeur and sublime
beauty. Some look like sheets or pillars,
others resemble swords raised towards
the sky while others, standing in
pairs, suggest scenes of young lovers
overjoyed in reunion or sad at parting
or of a mother and child strolling
side by side. Among the sights in
the Stone Forest are Lion Arbor, Sword
Peak Pond, Lotus Peak, Moon Lake,
Jade Lake, and Dadie Waterfall.
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