Contributed by Nancy W. Smith
Located 165km (102 miles) from downtown Chongqing , Wansheng Stone Forest, which was formed about four hundred and sixty-five million years to six hundred million years ago and it was formed two hundred million years earlier than Lunan Stone Forest in Yunnan province , is called "the Ancestor of Stone Forest". The scenic area covers more than 10 square kilometers. Touted as a "geological museum", this maze of towering karst structures is fascinating.