Scenery along the Chengdu-Kunming railway
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Kunming Stone Forest
Located in Shilin county, 85 kilometers southeast of Kunming, the Stone Forest is known as "one of the Earth's natural wonders." All visitors to Kunming whether from China or abroad go there to admire the unique scenery formed by the stones.
Covering a few hundred square kilometers, stone peaks rise abruptly from the ground in numerous layers like bamboo shoots, forests and pagodas. If you climb to the top of one of the peaks, you can see thousands of peaks and valleys just like a marvelous vast black forest. The roads wind around between the peaks, taking visitors to ever more unexpected and beautiful landscapes.
Admission fee: 175 yuan
Transportation: take the special tour bus at Kunming Railway Station to Stone Forest.
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