云南英文导游词之：石林Stone - Forest

云南英文导游词之：石林Stone Forest

First I should say welcome to Yunnan, welcome to Kunming. Today we are going to visit the Stone Forest; it will take us one hour and a half.

Now we are going within the boundaries of Chenggong County. Chenggong County is one of the seven counties of Kunming and also a small county. But it is famous, for it is a land of fruits and flowers. Many kinds of fruits are produced here. The most famous one is Baozhuli(a kind of pear. Li is the Chinese for pear or pears). Why it has such name? There was a story telling that long long ago there was a poor man who went to Dali to become a monk and was given a Buddhist name “Baozhu”. After many years the monk Baozhu went back to Kunming and along with him he brought back a kind of young pear trees and planted them in Chenggong County. In memory of him, people called this kind of pears “baozhu”. Because the pear is watery, sweet and fragrant, it was sent across thousands of miles to the capital as a tribute to the Emperor in the Yuan Dynasty. Chenggong was named after the fact that it paid tribute to the Emperor and the name was given by the Emperor in person. The name “Chenggong” means “the place that gives tribute to the Emperor”. That is how Chenggong gets its name.

Well, now we are in the boundaries of Yiliang County. It is a big and rich county and industry is developed. Especially agriculture has many favorable conditions. It is a precious land and is called “a granary in the center of Yunnan Province”. And I will never forget to tell you to taste Yiliang Roast Duck when you go to Yiliang. The skin of the roast duck is crisp, and the flesh tender. You will feel that there is a delicious flavor in your mouth.

According to the scientific appraisal, the stone Forest area was the sedimentary area on the sea floor 230 million years ago. Because of the crustal movements, the sea floor rose and the rocks got out of the sea. After many years of corrosion and erosion by the rainwater, seawater and weathering, plenty of stone peaks, stone columns, stone shoots and stone buds rose straight from the ground and joined together like a forest. That’s why it is called Stone Forest.

Now we are at the gate of Stone Forest, please follow me, I will show you a wonderful place.

The Stone Forest consists of seven natural scenic area: Two forests, two Major and Minor Stone Forests, and the Naigu Stone Forest, the two caves are Zhiyun Cave and Qifeng Cave, the two lakes are called Changhu Lake and Yuehu Lake, the waterfall is Dadieshui Waterfall which has a drop of 88 meters and a flow capacity of 150 cubic meter per second. And we choose the Major Stone Forest as our first destination.

Now we can have a rest here. This place is called “Better Stay over for a while.” We ‘d better have a short rest before we go on ahead.

本文来源：https://www.2haoxitong.net/k/doc/1262b915c281e53a5802ff39.html