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Yunnan Stone Forest, located in Shilin Yi Autonomous County of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, is one of the first batch of China's World Natural Heritage Sites and a national 5A-level tourist attraction, famous for its karst landscape with "majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful and secluded", which is known as "the first wonder in the world". There are typical karst landscapes such as stone buds, dissolving grooves, peak forests and caves, formed 270 million years ago, with strange stones in a thousand shapes and colors, among which the "Ashima" stone peak has become a cultural symbol of Yunnan. Stone Forest is not only a natural museum for geological research, but also a settlement of the Yi Sani people, where the rich ethnic customs and natural scenery are intertwined, and every year during the Torch Festival, songs and dances attract tourists from all over the world to come and explore the mysteries of this "stone forest".
Located in the eastern part of Burgenland, close to the Hungarian border, Rust, Austria, is a small town famous for its wine and unique wetland landscape. As one of the most important wine regions in Burgenland, Rust is internationally renowned for its high quality Riesling and Viessner white wines, and its vineyards cover the surrounding hills in a charmingly idyllic setting. The city's well-preserved medieval old town with its colorful houses, cobblestone streets and old wine cellars is steeped in history. Rust is also part of the Lake Neuchiedler-Hanschatz National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage wetland that provides a habitat for birds and attracts nature lovers. The annual wine festival in the fall is the biggest event in the region, where visitors can taste great wines and experience traditional wine culture. This small town with its blend of nature and culture perfectly showcases the charm of life in eastern Austria.