Shilin n Chinese which is also known as Stone forest is one of the fascinating destinations in Kunming. Many travelers even call it a place of enormous rock that reveals its beauty of ages. Forest mapping at stone forest can be difficult if you are first time visitor however if you have visited several other forests before this you can actually find key places of Shilin in China for forest mapping as well. One of the amazing part of stone forest is its thousands years old forest rocks which is a center of attraction. It is said that these stone forest is one of the most lucrative traveling spot for travelers who want to switch to such destinations that are adventurous and can be visited by train or plan. Stone forest is one of the key heritage site of Chinese that was listed in most essential heritages of Chinese in 2007 and since then its popularity is increasing and more and more tourists from nearby countries as well as from abroad are coming here to explore the beauty of stone forest.

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From more than 250 million years stone forest is developing its each stone rock in a dramatic manner and it is said that each big stone of this Chinese forest give a resemblance of natural species like elephants, birds, giraffe etc. the formation of these iconic stones was done naturally through rain water that was cutting edges of stones from past many years and gave them interesting shapes. Scientists say that dissolution and erosion of soluble bedrock is one of the key factors that have made stone forest one of the most attractive place in china. One can find thousands of rocks consisting of different shapes and sizes that are widely spread from underground caverns to lime stone pavements and caves. Stone forest covers 350 square kilometers and is distinguished between different sections, to visit stone forest it is wise to take help from forest guide.