The first destination for the day was Shilin （石林）aka Stone Forest in English. Shilin is a notable set of karst formations in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, in the Yunnan province of southwest China, approximately 85 km from the city of Kunming. The tall rocks seem to emanate from the ground in the manner of stalagmites, with many looking like trees made of stone, creating the illusion of a forest made of stone. (from Wikipedia)
That's our tour guide - Jacky, explaining to the tourists
Jacky said that the rock that hangs between the rocks will drop on those who are evil, fortunately, I am still alive
It's raining, and due to the cold weather, the rain drop has became ice. Besides, due to the rain, the floor was extremely slippery, I was nearly fall down a few times
The pavilion on the huge rock was crowded with people, I have to force my way up to the pavilion and then down from the pavilion all the way
The view at the pavilion - the forest of stones
Peach blossoms in Shilin
More peach blossoms
After spending an hour in Shilin, we went to Qi Cai Yunnan （七彩云南） to have our dinner and for some shopping as well, as there're a few shops there which are selling silver ornaments, jade ornaments, food and so on.
Guo qiao mi xian （过桥米线）, for details, please read Wikipedia
Deer meat
Meat balls
After lunch, went out for some photo shooting. The weather was so cold that, my hand was nearly frozen, and I just stood by the lake for a few minutes without doing anything, as I was too cold to even snap a photo
Next, we went to a tea shop to buy some tea, as Yunnan is famous with its Pu Erh.
The lady was making tea for us to try
This lady was explaining to us the different type of tea, she's quite humorous
Tea leaves for display
After that, we went to another shop that's selling silk products.
This lady was embroidering a picture with the silk
After spending an hour in the shop, we were heading to the restaurant for our last dinner in Yunnan. Jacky had brought us to a very nice restaurant, which has a nice name - The Swan Lake.
The weather was so cold, I was shivering even in the restaurant, until the waitress served me a cup of warm tea. After a while, our dinner is served.
Fried Bean curd
Winter melon
This was the first time that we managed to finish all the food that was served, firstly was because the dishes are not as much as previous dinner; secondly was due to the cold weather where we need to consume more food in order to keep ourselves warm.
After the dinner, we were enjoying some fireworks display outside the restaurant, it was fantastic, but I didn't managed to capture some nice shots due to my location. When the fireworks displays finished, it's time for us to go back to our hotel to rest and to pack up as we will be leaving Yunnan and back to our warm country tomorrow.
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