Shilin.. the amazing stone forests in China

Written By إسماعيل قاسمي on 2016/04/10

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Ghasemi - Have you heard of stone forests? Yes, that's right, there is such a thing, nature is very amazing and offers many masterpieces and wonders, and the Chinese "Shilin" is among these places that are worth seeing at least once in a lifetime.

This place that you probably did not know existed is one of the few stone forests or petrified forests around the world, and perhaps watching this place will be an experience in which you catch your breath from amazement.

Shilin or Stone Forest translated from Chinese is one of the most beautiful natural places on earth, and it is located in Yunnan Province, southwest China .

It is estimated that this group of stalactites, which appear to have been brought from ancient countries more than 270 million years ago, look like trees made of stones and forests made of rocks.

In 1984, Shilin was declared a national park covering an area of 350 square kilometers. Today, it is a major tourist attraction visited by more than 10 million travelers from all over the world.

Like most of the amazing and picturesque landscapes about which people tell their legends, the most famous legend about this site revolves around a beautiful girl named Ashima, who was prevented from marrying the man who loved her and turned into one of the stone pillars in the forest because of love.

There are some unique landscapes similar to this place around the world such as the Stone Forest in Madagascar, but "Shilin" is the most unique and famous forest around the world and is also known as the "Stone Forest Museum".

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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