How do I get to Stone Forest from Kunming?

How to get to Stone Forest from Kunming by bus? There are a lot of regular buses departing from Kunming East Coach Station (located at the East 3rd Ring Road area) to the Stone Forest. Buses depart every 20-30 minutes in peak season and about 40 minutes in low season from the station. The journey takes about 2 hours.

Is the Stone Forest in Kunming?

The Stone Forest is situated in the Lunan Yu Autonomous County, 126 kilometers southeast of Kunming. A region of typical karst formation, the Stone Forest covers an area of more than three hundred square kilometers.

Where is the Stone Forest located?

The Stone Forest or Shilin (Chinese: 石林; pinyin: Shílín) is a notable set of limestone formations about 500 km2 located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China, near Shilin approximately 90 km (56 mi) from the provincial capital Kunming.

Is the Stone Forest man made or natural?

The Stone Forest is not man-made, but a fantastic natural phenomenon. Geologists theorize that the various limestone shapes were formed due to 270 million years of sedimentation, pressure, uplift, and erosion. In prehistoric times, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau was a vast ocean.

Why is the Stone Forest so popular?

The Stone Forest (aka Shilin) took about 270 million years of erosion and seismic activity to create and spans a space of about 100,000 acres. In fact, the forest has been internationally acclaimed as the “Museum of Stone Forest karst” due to its diverse and plentiful karst types.

Is the Stone Forest changing?

The Stone Forest is a typical Karst morphological region. Under the controlling geological, hydrologic and climatic factors, the carbonate rock has undergone several periods of modification by the downward migration of surface water and ground water.

What makes the Stone Forest unique?

Stretched across more than 180 square miles in China’s Yunnan province, the giant limestone pillars of the Shilin Stone Forest are sometimes called the “first natural wonder of the world,” carved by rain, wind and seismic activity for millions of years.

Is there a train from Kunming to Stone Forest?

In Kunming, there are two train stations has running trains to the Stone Forest, Kunming Station (昆明站) and Kunming South Station (昆明南站). The Stone Forest Scenic Area is located in Shilin County, there are two train stations nearby, Shilin Station (石林站) and Shilin West Station (石林西站). ( Note: 1.

Is there a bullet train from Shilin to Kunming?

There are 8 bullet trains running between Kunming South Railway Station to Shilin West Station, only takes about 18 minutes. Shilin West Station (石林西站) is about 22km from Stone Forest Scenic Area, after get off the train, you can take Shilin Bus A2 or Bus 99 to get to the Stone Forest, takes about 1 hour.

How to get to stone forest from Shilin?

Shilin West Station (石林西站) is about 22km from Stone Forest Scenic Area, after get off the train, you can take Shilin Bus A2 or Bus 99 to get to the Stone Forest, takes about 1 hour. Kunming Railway Station (昆明站) is only 3km from the city center, can be easily reached by public transport.

Which is better Shilin west or Kunming South?

Kunming Station is near the city center, however Kunming South Station is about 30km away from the city center, takes 50mins to get there by car. 2. Shilin Station is near the Stone Forest Scenic Area, but Shilin West Station is about 22km away from the scenic area, needs about 1 hour driving.