China

After visiting Kunming we headed south towards Yunnan's Jianshui County. One of tourist attractions here is the Swallow Cave (燕子洞, yàn zi dòng), named after the swallows that nest here each spring. We came here in early winter, so it was the off-season and the cave was very quiet.

After visiting Kunming's Western Hills, our next nature outing was to Stone Forest (石林, shilin), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. About a 90 minutes drive outside of Kunming, the park is full of limestone structures sticking out of the ground, somewhat like massive stalagmites.