Yuanmou Earth Forest: The marvelous work of nature
Explore the wonders of nature, this columnar landform shaped by soil-like deposits is named for its forest-like landscape.
In China and even the world, Yuanmou Earth Forest is an amazing natural wonder. After millions of years of crustal movement, the god of wind and rain carved the land of Yuanmou into various shapes. This place has attracted photographers, geologists, and famous directors to visit and take pictures, including the shooting locations of movies such as 'The Promise' and 'Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles'. 🎥
According to the genesis and morphological characteristics of the earth pillars, Yuanmou Earth Forest can be divided into four types. Different forms of earth pillars are mixed together, making the earth forest present a rich and varied posture.
The Yuanmou Earth Forest, mainly distributed on the west side of the Longchuan River, a tributary of the Jinsha River, shows its unique charm along the edges of valleys and gullies of branch flows. Among them, Banguo, Hutiaotan (Sesame), Wanbao, Xiaoleizai, and Xinhua and other earth forest communities are larger in scale and more typical in development. Here, you will see tall and straight earth pillars, each 'forest pillar' has a unique shape, forming various wonders. 🌲
Some of these earth pillars are like ancient castles🏰, some are like temples🕌, some are like pagodas🗼, some are like giant swords⚔, some are like knife ridges🗡, some are like eagles ready to fly🦅, some are like galloping horses🐎, and even some are like helmeted guards👮♂, like fan-shaking scholars🎎, as well as 'Jade Girl Watching Clouds' and 'Mother and Child Touring Together' stereo group images💃🏻👶. This is really a marvelous work, which is amazing. 😮
The earth pillars are densely covered with minerals such as mica and quartz, which reflect dazzling light under the sunlight✨, adding colorful colors to the earth forest.
During your trip to Yuanmou Earth Forest, you can't miss the local food! Try a bite of nutritious, cool and beneficial buckwheat noodles🍜, dipped in honey🍯, this is not only a traditional food of the Yi people, but also a way of hospitality. The method of making is very simple, after mixing the buckwheat flour with a moderate amount of water, pour it into a hot pot and let it naturally form a cake over a low heat, then bake it on the side of the fire pit or cook it in the fire ash, and finally enjoy it with honey. The buckwheat cake has a fragrant aroma, sweet but not greasy, easy to carry, and no peculiar smell when stored. 😋
I have seen the stone forest for a long time, and I saw the earth forest for the first time. Unfortunately, my legs hurt that day. It was not convenient to climb the slope. I took the shuttle bus and went up to the highest point. I watched it for a while at the top, and then took the shuttle bus back to the visitor center. Although I didn’t go deep, it was still quite shocking. The scenery, Very mythical sense of ancient Greek palaces, worth a look
It takes 1 hour to drive to Kunming city. I went there in the afternoon. There were fewer people and it was very quiet. The battery car in the scenic spot sent you to the top of the mountain and you walked down all the way not particularly tired, but there are many steps, the elderly and children pay attention to their bodies. The scenery is generally OK, the weather is more serious, there is no selling inside, a bit bleak. In the evening, the hotel took a hot spring and returned to Kunming the next day.
The scenery is unique and worth a visit! But the sightseeing car charges are unreasonable. We have a child under 6 years old. We and the ticket seller said that we can hold adults and do not occupy seats, but she insisted on charging. This is something we have not encountered in most scenic spots in the country for so many years.
Very suitable for shooting blockbusters, there are not many people, I went there during the summer vacation, there are no people, just shoot! ! !
The infrastructure is too bad, almost equal to no, just open a door, simply surround it, the road back and forth is too bad, and it is not repaired well. But the scenery is good, but the area is relatively small, first walk up to the top half of the circle and then go down inside, it is still very chic and shocking (I have been to many places in the Great Northwest, this kind of pure soil is relatively rare) like a small castle or a small spiky tower. The sightseeing car is 10 yuan, not expensive, when you come out, you are walking out by yourself, it is recommended to choose the sunny winter day, more beautiful. It will not be too hot or too sun. You can also see this kind of earth forest on a section of the road. What is Pingba earth forest? No tickets, but only a small piece. Tickets are expensive, 50 is almost the same, because there is no infrastructure and service at all, and the area of soil forests is small.