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CHINA - "FAIRY STONE FOREST"

The dramatic and "unreal" stone forest stands in Yunnan Province, about 120kms from Kumming, the capital. Known since the MING Dinasty as WONDER OF THE WORLD it covers an area of 400km2, including the maggior and minor stone forest. Entering the site I felt like ALICE in the Disney Wonder World, with thousands of natural stone masterpieces with pointed fairy-like figures rising from everywhere. The magical place is considered by geologists as an example of KARSTS topography, due to constant erosion by elements, developed throuout the ages until the present time.
MAJOR STONE FOREST
MAJOR STONE FOREST		 MINOR STONE FOREST
MINOR STONE FOREST		 STONE - GRASS - TREES
STONE - GRASS - TREES		 STONE - MAN-HEAD
STONE - MAN-HEAD
GIRL YI GROUP ETHNIC
GIRL "YI" GROUP ETHNIC		 BEAUTY - face and flowers
BEAUTY - face and flowers		 - THE VISITORS -
- THE VISITORS -		 ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
AGE - SIDE-BY-SIDE
AGE - SIDE-BY-SIDE		 THE PHOTOGRAPHER
THE PHOTOGRAPHER		 THE DRIVER
THE DRIVER		 THE GUIDE IN LILAC
THE GUIDE IN LILAC
STONE PHANTOMS
STONE PHANTOMS		 THE HOLE - stone sculture
THE HOLE - stone sculture		 ENGRAVED CHINESE CARACTERS
ENGRAVED CHINESE CARACTERS		 - GREEN GRASS AND STONE. -
- GREEN GRASS AND STONE. -
- TALL BI-COLOURED -
- TALL BI-COLOURED -		 STONE SKYSCRAPERS
STONE SKYSCRAPERS		 STONE REFLECTIONS
STONE REFLECTIONS		 LAKE, SKY AND STONE
LAKE, SKY AND STONE
y MINORITY ETHNIC GROUP
"y" MINORITY ETHNIC GROUP		 STONE FOREST BUS TOUR
STONE FOREST BUS TOUR		 DUST CLEANER
DUST CLEANER		 - SELF-PORTRAIT -
- SELF-PORTRAIT -

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Zainudin 17-Feb-2009 23:49
Beautiful place.
Lin Chia-Yi 12-Dec-2006 14:35
Stunning gallery
enny jameson 11-Dec-2006 18:12
wonderful gallery, thanks for sharing, well done,v.
Martin Wenzel 11-Dec-2006 16:11
Nice gallery!
David G 11-Dec-2006 11:50
Nice to see photos from the Fairy Stone Forest :) It must have been wonderful! I spent time in Yunnan, but have never visited this area.
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