The Lunan Stone Forest, Kunming stands as a major tourist attraction of Kunming region in China for its amazing natural beauty and the facilities it provides to the visitors making the place a great one to visit once on a Kunming tour. The Lunan Stone Forest is located at a distance of 120 kilometers from the Kunming district. A splendid drive on to the south eastern district of the Kunming takes the visitors straight to the Lunan Stone Forest in Kunming. The rock forests have been the result of the various geographical actions in the region. This happened millions of years ago when the sea had receded and the tectonic movements along the region resulted in the formation of the rock forests. The movements caused deep crevices in the rocks which were further shaped by the process of erosions.
The beauty of the place is punctuated by the presence of thousands of narrow and odd shaped rocks which at times have scaled the height of up to 30 meters. The height though varies from 5 meters to 30 meters making the place a truly beautiful one to visit. The area covered by the rock forests is an expansive 26,000ha; though an area of around 80ha/200acres is only open to the visitors to witness. The names of the rocks are very interesting as Ten Thousand Year Mushroom, Avalokitesvara Rock, Buddha Stone, Mother and Son, Camel Riding on Elephant, Rhinoceros Looking at the Moon and Beautiful Maiden Ascending from the Water.
The path to the Lunan Stone Forest, Kunming is laid out carefully and should be ventured very carefully as well. The path can be sub divided into three ways that are known as the Lesser Stone Forest (Xiao Shilin), located just to the north of the entrance; the Greater Stone Forest (Da Shilin), located south of the Lesser Stone Forest along with the Jianfeng Pool; the Outer Stone Forest (Wai Shilin).
The most attractive of the spots lying in the region are the Lotus Peak (Liang Huang Feng) and Sword Tip Pond which offer the best of the views of the region. Nature in all its beauty is also visible from the point of Summit View Pavilion (Wang Feng Ting).
The visit to the Lunan Stone Forest, Kunming becomes even more exciting during the sunset when the rock formations form bizarre shadows.
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