Shilin Scenic Area, Marvel at Nature's Sculpture Garden

Shilin Scenic Area, Shilin Town, Shilin Middle Road Extension, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province

Naturally formed stone forests offer beautiful and magnificent scenery

Scenic spots and historical sites

Introduction

The Shilin World Geological Park mainly showcases karst geological landforms, with the Shilin landscape as its main feature. Here, visitors can admire a variety of changing karst formations, among which the tall sword-shaped, columnar, mushroom-shaped, and tower-shaped limestone columns are the most typical. In addition, caves, stalactites, karst lakes, natural bridges, cliff waterfalls, cone-shaped peaks, etc., almost include all the karst landform types in the world, forming a complete panoramic view of karst geological landforms.

Address

Shilin Scenic Area, Shilin Town, Shilin Middle Road Extension, Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province

Opening hours

07:30-17:30 (all day)
Last entry time: 17:30 (January 1-December 31 Monday-Sunday)

Transportation

Take the tourist shuttle bus from the Eastern Bus Station in Kunming to the Shilin Scenic Area. The bus operates from 8:00 to 18:00 and departs when it is full. The journey takes about 2 hours.

Phone 0871-67711439;0871-67719006

Shilin Scenic Area, Marvel at Nature's Sculpture Garden

Introduction

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