The tall rocks jut from the ground much like stalagmites or even like trees of stone, creating the illusion of a forest made of stone.(突出地面的巖石很似一個(gè)個(gè)石筍，甚至很像由石頭組成的樹(shù)林。不禁給人帶來(lái)一種置身石頭森林的錯(cuò)覺(jué)。)

The Stone Forest one of the four most famous Chinese scenic spots is located in Lunan Yi Autonomous County to the southwest of Kunming city 90 kilometers away from the downtown area.(中國(guó)四大自然景觀之一的石林，位于昆明市西南部的路南彝族自治縣境內(nèi)，距市區(qū)90公里。)

Other off-grid residences include a stone stable in Spain that was converted into a family home and a forest dwelling overlooking the Pacific Ocean.(其他自給自足建筑包括西班牙的石制馬棚改造為家庭用房，以及俯瞰太平洋的森林住所。)

The area is certainly engaging enough to warrant an overnight stay, and the Stone Forest Guest House is now available for that purpose.(這個(gè)區(qū)域當(dāng)然非常有魅力來(lái)保證待上一夜，石林賓館現(xiàn)在也可以用于此目的。)

We took a side trip to a geological wonder called the Stone Forest, a natural forest of strangely shaped stone pinnacles.(途中我們順便參觀了地質(zhì)奇觀“石林”，那是由各種奇形怪狀的尖形石頭構(gòu)成的天然地貌。)

The Stone Forest, a series of karst outcrops east of Kunming.(石林，位于昆明東部，是喀斯特地貌所形成的景觀。)

It is concluded that the high dip fracture systems and the aggressive allogenic water are two major control factors for the development of the Stone Forest to form dramatic and spectacular landscape.(質(zhì)純層厚的碳酸鹽巖高角度裂隙系統(tǒng)和蓋層所提供的強(qiáng)侵蝕性裂隙水是石林的形成過(guò)程中兩個(gè)極其重要的因素。)

From the early morning until dusk, elderly women and girls, dressed in traditional blue and black hats and tunics, sell embroidered clothing on the bank of the Stone Forest Lake.(從早晨到黃昏，年長(zhǎng)的婦女和女孩，身著傳統(tǒng)藍(lán)色和黑色帽子和束腰外衣，在石林湖堤岸上賣(mài)繡花衣。)

Built back before the civil war, Grace Episcopal Church is a stone and stucco structure out in the middle of nowhere surrounded by forest and fields.(格雷斯國(guó)教教堂是在南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之前建造的，位于一個(gè)遠(yuǎn)離人煙的地方，是巖石和灰泥結(jié)構(gòu)，教堂的周?chē)h(huán)繞著森林和農(nóng)田。)

The Shilin (Chinese for stone forest) is an impressive example of karst topography.(石林是巖溶地形的佼佼者。)