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 The famous Ashima rock formation

This is an unusual geological formation in the countryside outside of Kunming. 

 Now the reason why this is popular is that Ashima is the heroine of a famous Chinese story, where she was kidnapped, forced to marry a guy, but then freed by her true love. However she died in a flood and turned into this rock.

Looking at the rock, you’d think that she’s facing towards the right, and has a really big chin, but actually she’s looking towards the left, and has a large bamboo basket on her back. 

 

Here are more photos of the rock formations:

 





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