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Stone Forest<br> Spectacular Views in Yunnan Province picture - About 330 million years ago, the area where the Stone Forest now stands was submerged beneath the sea, and deposits of limestone built up there. As a result of countless earthquakes and movements in the Earth's crust, the ground was thrust up and the sea subsided to give way to a tableland.
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About 330 million years ago, the area where the Stone Forest now stands was submerged beneath the sea, and deposits of limestone built up there. As a result of countless earthquakes and movements in the Earth's crust, the ground was thrust up and the sea subsided to give way to a tableland.
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