Facing the magnificent and endless stone sea, people can't help asking, where did these fantastic stone forests come from? In this regard, many people have walked into the secret of Shilin in ancient and modern times and at home and abroad, trying to make a perfect answer. Scientists say: 200-300 million years ago, there was the Wang Yang Sea. After a long geological movement and material evolution, the vast sea of the past has become the vast stone forest of today. The local people said: Shilin is a Hercules, coming from far away with a whip like a flock of sheep. It should have driven them to stop the raging flood. I don't know if the whip failed, or if these lingshi fell in love with this land, this water and this person. The rushing stone group came to an abrupt end and settled here without any regrets.
The Stone Forest is a transcendental artistic masterpiece endowed by nature. In the 350-square-kilometer Stone Forest Natural Scenic Area, Tiangong skillfully distributes the Stone Forest, Naigu Stone Forest, Zhiyun Cave, Weird Wind Tunnel, Changhu Lake, Yuehu Lake and Longfei Waterfall in four directions. These endless scenic spots are divided into mountain light and water color, which may be clearer. Stone Forest, Naigu Stone Forest, Zhiyun Cave, Strange Wind Tunnel and other scenic spots are mountain scenery, represented by the first wonder stone forest in the world. Stone forest, including large and small stone forests, covers an area of 40 hectares. A scene of rocks rising from the ground and waves rolling. Like a stone forest like a shrine, surrounded by peaks. Looking up at the sky, sometimes sparse, sometimes depressed. Like a stone pillar, the stone peak is competing for miracle and beauty. Some stone peaks stand tall and straight into the sky; Some are rugged; Some are crumbling, which makes people shake their heads. Under the pillars of the sky, clear water clinks around the strange stones, nourishing a piece of green and a piece of flower. In the maze of stone forests, looking around and changing the scenery, "Ashima" is ready to come out; "Mother and Child Walking Together" is lifelike; The Phoenix Combs its Wings is lifelike. . . . It is amazing to see all kinds of images.
Changhu Lake, Yuehu Lake and Longfei Waterfall are the watercolor scenery of Shilin Scenic Area. The long lake lies quietly in the embrace of the green hills. The lake is clear and transparent, the blue waves are rippling, the islands on the lake are lush, and the birds and flowers are fragrant by the lake, which makes people linger. Longfei Waterfall is another scene. The surging river is pouring down from the 88-meter-high cliff with thunderous force, just like the Milky Way falling for nine days. The roar was magnificent.
Outstanding people, the world-famous narrative poem "Ashima" comes from the Yi area of Shilin, so it is also called "Ashima's hometown". The Sani people of Yi nationality who live here are famous for their diligence, strength, hospitality and good singing and dancing. Up to now, it still maintains unique national costumes, unique language and writing, primitive religious beliefs, simple production and lifestyle, and simple folk customs. The ancient culture has accumulated particularly deeply here. Torch Festival is a grand festival of Yi people. Every year on June 24th of the lunar calendar, people of all ethnic groups in festive costumes flock to Shilin from all directions to celebrate their festivals. During the day, the stone forest is also dressed in festive costumes, with mountains dancing and streams singing. Men, women and children are immersed in the warm atmosphere of the festival, and the whole stone forest is crowded with people. At night, people hold burning torches and stay up all night, singing and dancing. The light and enthusiasm of fire burned the sky and reflected the stone forest.
The climate of Shilin is as wonderful as the scenery of Shilin. In midsummer, when people along the Yangtze River in China are looking for a hint of coolness in the rolling heat wave, the old people in Shilin are still wearing thin coats and singing ancient cooking songs. In the severe winter, when people on the banks of Songhua River in China are looking forward to a ray of sunshine in the ice and snow, the girls in Shilin are still dancing among the flowers in bright skirts. Someone once simply summarized the four seasons climate of Shilin as "no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, distinct wet and dry, and four seasons like spring".
With its charming natural landscape and unique human landscape, Shilin has formed a magical landscape and become a mysterious place that domestic and foreign tourists yearn for.
The main tourist area of Shilin, formerly known as Lizi Qingshi Forest, covers an area of about 12 square kilometers, with a tourist area of about 800,004 square meters. It is mainly composed of Shilin Lake, Oishinohayashi, Xiaoshilin and Li Ziyuan, with a tour distance of more than 5,000 meters. It is the largest, most concentrated and most beautiful place in Shilin Scenic Area. Enter the scenic spot, but see stone pillars, stone walls and stone peaks in different shapes, competing for each other. Some stone pillars are 40-50 meters high. At first glance, as an anonymous doggerel said, "If you look at a big stone from a distance, you will know that it is big if you look closely. The stone is really big, really big. " But the stone here is different. It is a wonderful painting that attracts tourists from all corners of the country to stop and watch every day. It is a beautiful poem, which has been recited by countless poets and poets throughout the ages. It is spiritual and alive; There are two birds crossing the food, a peacock combing its wings, a phoenix instrument, an elephant sitting on a stone platform, and a rhinoceros looking at the moon; There are countless stone statues, including Tang Priest Stone, Wukong Stone, Bajie Stone, Friar Sand Stone, Guanyin Stone, General Stone, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Poet Xing Yin, Ashima and so on. , all lifelike, lifelike, breathtaking. In addition to animals, there are many similar plants, such as mushrooms, lotus-seed mushrooms and Hosta flowers. There is a kind of "Zhong Shi" that can play many different tones. The whole plum bluestone forest is a huge treasure house of natural stone scenery art, which allows visitors to observe, discover and imagine freely. In the scenic area, the peaks turn, the winding paths lead to secluded places, and the scenery changes, making people like a maze fairyland, and visitors are full of praise. There are lion pavilions, Wangfeng pavilions, stone platforms and stone benches in the scenic area for people to rest.