Stone Forest (Shilin) 【石林】, known since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) as the ‘First Wonder of the World.’ As old local saying goes ‘If you have visited Kunming without seeing the Stone Forest, you have wasted your time.’ Truly, the Stone Forest is one of the most important attractions of Yunnan.

I met Mr. Cao in my trip who is a professional photographer and experience journalist. He taught me how to take a good shoot (framing) during the trip. Thanks    O(∩_∩)O

On one of the top peaks

According to tour guide, you need to imagine when visiting stone forest.  Otherwise, whole trip will be just dummy rocks.  So, Do you notice a cat and a mouse ???? (=@__@=)？

Zoom in >> a mouse

What is this? Try to imagine then ….       (⊙o⊙)…

The rock of Ashima 【阿诗玛】

The rock of Ashima resembles a girl of the Sani people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group, with a kerchief on her head, and a bamboo basket on her back. The shape and expression are both surprisingly lifelike. Ashima was a beautiful girl in a Sani folk tale. She is a symbol of the hope for freedom to choose who to marry, and a happy life for the Sani people. This is a story of a young couple who fall in love, but cannot marry each other

Scenic View

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Early in the morning around 6am, we visited Dali’s Ancient City. The Ancient City is centered around the ancient city of Dali, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Then, we traveled Erhai lake 【洱海】 with a boat and visited a small island.

On the small island,  there were people selling baked fresh fish, fried prawn and so on.

One of the uncles & aunts that i met in my trip treated me bAkEd fish. I was so shy to take..@_@..They were from FuJian, China. They chatted with me throughout the trip and introduced me other friends in the trip. They were too friendly and made me don’t feel lonely in the whole trip even though i was alone. 10s a lot.

Next, i visited 【白族】 Bai minority’s residence. An unique and classical house.

The famous Bai minority’s tea : 【白族三道茶】 . There are 3 different taste of teas. First, Bitter following by sweet and ended with little spicy and sweet.  “一苦、二甜、三回味“

While enjoying the tea, there was traditional performance presented by Bai minority.

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Coming up next ……… Lijiang – 丽江