Shilin
Shilin is a town in Kunming, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan and has about 55,000 residents and an elevation of 1,786 metres. Shilin is situated nearby to the village Yulongba, as well as near Ayulin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shilin Stone Forest Landscape District.
Shilin Stone Forest Landscape District
Nature reserve
Photo: Pieter Schepens, CC BY 2.0.
The Stone Forest or Shilin is a notable set of limestone formations about 500 km2 in area located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan province of China.
Shilin
- Type: Town with 55,000 residents
- Also known as: “Shilin Subdistrict”, “Shilin Zhen”, and “石林镇”
- Categories: subdistrict in China and locality
- Location: Kunming, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.8241° or 24° 49′ 27″ northLongitude
103.3219° or 103° 19′ 19″ eastPopulation
55,000Elevation
1,786 metres (5,860 feet)Open location code
7PP5R8FC+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3859408912OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
6825277Wikidata ID
Q38839215
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Shilin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石林”
- Chinese: “石林街道”
- French: “sous-district de Shilin”
- French: “Sous-district de Shilin”
- Gan Chinese: “石林街道”
- Russian: “Каменный лес”
- Russian: “Шилин”
- Wu Chinese: “石林街道”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Stone Forest Karst Geological Research Museum and Tranquility Pond.
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