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石林

Mandarin · pinyin Shí lín

Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
林: lín · forest, grove; surname

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limestone formations

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 雲南石林／云南石林 (“Stone Forest”)
(～彝族自治縣, ～縣) Shilin (a Yi autonomous county in Kunming, Yunnan, China)

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