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A weekend getaway guide to the 460 million-year-old spectacle that will leave you weak in the knees

Hey everyone! I went to Suobuya Stone Forest in Enshi for the weekend and was blown away by the 460 million-year-old geological spectacle! Now I'm sharing this fresh guide with you all 👇 📍Suobuya Stone Forest – A Scene Straight Out of an Alien Ruins This isn't a set from "Avatar," but it hides a karst kingdom more magical than any sci-fi movie 🌌. Standing under the stone pillars and looking up, you'll be overwhelmed by the feeling of insignificance, as 460 million years of geological history unfolds before your eyes in three dimensions! ✍ Hardcore Facts: ✅ China's most beautiful karst landscape, certified by National Geographic ✅ The only "amphibious" stone forest in China (ground maze + underground river + aerial rock crevices) ✅ The largest Ordovician limestone group in the Qingjiang River Basin 🤳 Photo Spots to Fill Up Your Memory Card: 🔸 Lotus Village "Thousand-Layer Rock Burger" (a natural stromatolite textbook) 🔸 Mozi Gully Underground River Cave (comes with 18℃ natural air conditioning ❄) 🔸 Rhinoceros Gully Ground Seam (sunlight shines through a crack in the sky, creating the Tyndall effect) 🍜 Featured Food: You can't miss Hezha when you come to Enshi! This specialty dish has a delicate taste and rich flavor. A big pot of it with local rice is super satisfying. There are also fried potatoes 🥔, which are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sprinkled with special seasoning. So delicious! 🏨 Stay in a Riverside Picture Frame – Dayin Boson Hotel ✔ Smart Control Fanatics Rejoice: Voice-activated curtains + food delivery robot 🤖 + automatic sensor night light ✔ Riverside Room Surprise: Lie down and watch the night view of the Fengyu Bridge 🌉. Use your phone to take a time-lapse of the morning mist on the river. It's amazing! ✔ Thoughtful Service: The butler is available 24 hours a day ⌚. You can contact them anytime you need anything! Lying on the soft bed at night, looking at the river view outside the window, all the fatigue of the day disappears~ 🚗 Transportation Guide to Avoid Pitfalls: ▫ Self-driving Party Perks: Navigate directly to the "East Gate of Suobuya Stone Forest Scenic Area." Tested and confirmed that the parking lot is huge and free! ▫ High-speed Rail Party Channel: Enshi Passenger Transport Station → Scenic Area Direct Bus (every 30 minutes) RMB 25.8 to rent a rechargeable guided tour headset ▫ Hidden Play: Hire a local driver (about RMB 400/day) to check in at the "Chaotian Bamboo Shoot" wild scenic spot along the way 💡 Tips from Blood and Tears: 1⃣ Wear bright clothes in the stone forest! Fluorescent colors look great in front of the gray-black rock walls 📸 2⃣ Bring an umbrella! It's common to get sunburned at the foot of the mountain and then suddenly rain in the rock crevices 3⃣ Secretly: After 4pm, the tour groups leave, so you can take atmospheric blockbusters in the empty stone forest It turns out that the "vicissitudes of life" in textbooks have a 4D experience version in Enshi! This wave of geological aesthetics is really going to make people fall in love with the Earth again 💫
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Posted: May 7, 2025
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