Yuanmou

Yunnan · China

Yuanmou, China
Photo: MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to April
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A county in central Yunnan known for its eroded earth-forest badlands of sculpted clay pillars and ravines. The colorful, otherworldly formations glow at sunrise and sunset in the dry season.

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