по-русски
en Español (pronto)
Oddviser
adventure's step-by-steprecipes & lifehacks
How to ride a board on volcano in Nicaragua?How to walk inside the active volcano in Greece?How to feed flying dogs in the jungles of Thailand?How to cycle along the Great Wall of China?How to swim in the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome?How to ride a kayak along the canals of Venice?How to walk on the roofs of skyscrapers in Dubai?
The stone forest is considered to be the first wonder of Heaven Dynasty - forming of its landscape lasted for 270 million years.
Stone figures in Shilin National Scenic Area are 40 meters high and their shape resembles humans, animals and Buddhist pagodas.
On the territory there are also green meadows, grottoes and caves, lakes and waterfalls, and also petrified flowers named "Towers holding the sky" and "Singing Stones".
On the territory there are also green meadows, grottoes and caves, lakes and waterfalls, and also petrified flowers named "Towers holding the sky" and "Singing Stones".
How to do?
1. Shilin National Scenic Area is located 126 kilometers southeastward of Kunming - you can take a scheduled bus running to here from Kunming East Coach Station and Yunnan Kingworld International hotel in Guandu District. Bus fare is about CNY25.
Photo:It's better to visit the park early in the morning on weekdays. Here is pretty crowded on weekends and national holidays
2. Around the whole park there are a fer marked itineraries, you'd better follow them to be on the safe side (wild nature is pretty unpredictable). Walking along the main circled itinerary takes about one hour.
Photo: walking path in the stone forest, © Anwar Nillufary
Photo:It's better to visit the park early in the morning on weekdays. Here is pretty crowded on weekends and national holidays
2. Around the whole park there are a fer marked itineraries, you'd better follow them to be on the safe side (wild nature is pretty unpredictable). Walking along the main circled itinerary takes about one hour.
Photo: walking path in the stone forest, © Anwar Nillufary
Where to do?
Naigu Stone ForestIt is placed 126 kilometers southeastward of Kunming and occupies an area of 350 square kilometers. Moves of tectonic plates formed the stones themselves and instant water and wind erosion made their shape.
3When to do?
The park is open daily from 8am till 6pm. Preferable period for a visit - from March till October.
How much?
Entrance ticket to the park is CNY175.
Tips and hints
There are no food stalls on the territory - take some snack and water with you.
Reviews