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Yunnan Travel Guide and Maps
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Stone Forest
Situated in the northeastern
part of the Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Stone Forest is one of
the major famous scenic areas in China, covering an area of 350kmz.
The most wonderful sites include the Greater Stone Forest, the lesser
Stone Forest, the Outer Stone Forest and underground Stone Forest,
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Stone Forest Map
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Cangshan-Erhai
Erhai Lake a famous alpine freshwater lake with
an area of 246km2, is situated to the north of Daft City. The vast
expanse of misty, rolling green waters make Erhai Lake a wonderful
scenic area. Furthermore, there are a great number of scenic spots
and historic sites in the area, such as "Three Pagodas"
in Chongsheng Temple, etc.
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Cangshan-Erhai Map
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Xishuangbanna
This
famous scenic area usually refers to the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous
Prefecture in the southwestern part of Yunnan Province, with a total
area of 19184 km2. Because of the rolling mountain ridges in this
area and being affected by the monsoon, it is hot and rainy here.
There are vast tropical rainforests, exotic flowers and rare grasses.
In the virgin forests, Golden monkeys, elephants, rhinoceroses and
peacocks are found. Xishuangbanna has been known as "An
Emerald in the Plant Kingdom" , "The Animal Kingdom"
and “ The Home of Peacocks", especially the tropical
rainforest in Menglun Valley. The historic sites are the White
Pagodas in Manfeilong. the Octagonal Pavilion of Jingzhen, ect.
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Xishuangbanna Map
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