|
Jacek
Piwowarczyk Photography |
|
| Home | Main Page | Guestbook |
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHI LIN (STONE FOREST) - YUNNAN The Stone Forest (Shi Lin) is in Lunan Yi Nationality Autonomous County, which is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Kunming is among the most dramatic of these attractions of Yunnan ), known since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) as the "First Wonder of the World." It covers an area of 400 square kilometers (96,000 acres) and includes both large and small stone forests, as well as many other scenic spots. Geologists say the Stone Forest is a typical example of karsts topography. Approximately 270 million years ago - during the carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era - the region was a vast expanse of sea. Over time, the movements of the lithosphere gradually caused a retreat of the waters and the rise of the limestone landscape. Due to constant erosion by the elements, the area finally developed into the present-day Stone Forest.
More pictures from China China - Table of Contents © Jacek Piwowarczyk, China, 1994-1997 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
