Fallen Rock Hanging on in the Stone Forest 石林
Although the Stone Forest has a major tourist track which brings everyone around the entire park. This is not the only path there is. There are numerous smaller paths within the park, usually they a built within the karst themselves. This gives you a feeling of cave exploration except that this isn’t a cave. At this point there are much less people although you might run into some groups once in a while. This seems to be better but you kind of lose sight of the beauty of the Stone Forest if you are this close to the karst.
Some Karst Up Close at the Stone Forest 石林
I was surprised how intricate the smaller paths where. It is just like a forest where you try to navigate within to find your way out. Certain parts have interesting features such as rocks precariously hanging on or a hole in a wall where you can try to fit in. I didn’t try since I already know I won’t fit I don’t want to get stuck and having others try to extricate me. I can imagine making the news because of that. I personally prefer to see the Stone Forest from a bit further away that is where you can see lots of them. Inside they basically look like uninteresting walls with very little character.
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