Introduce
The stone forest in Mashan lies in Ma Shan about 7 kilometers west of Jimo, is undertaken by 4 mountains linking up and made up, similar to the saddle, so also called Maan Mountain ,The highest peak has an elevation of 211 meters. Ma Shan stands upright in the west border of Jimo, the south accuses of Jiaozhou-Jinan railway, reject Jimo urban area in the east, it has always been the strategic point of military commander. Abounded with and fitted the mountain cellophane rock on the mountain, mostly grayish green, taupe, the magma gushed out in the earth s surface and condensed before about 1 hundred million year, it is carve building stones of high-quality building. The southwest of the mountain because the magma is condensed, shrink evenly, form the joint in post form all sides, about 1 meter of sectional diameter of a of body, more than about 30 meters high, straight and tall and straight, it is close to arrange, just like a thick forest, afford a magnificent spectacle, thus come the name of stone forest in Mashan .
In terms of textual research of expert, this kind of many development of stone forest of joint in post form is in the basalt, it is prismatic to generally take the form of six arrises or five, and the development of stone forest of Mashan is in the Ann mountain rock, and take the form of the square, this is comparatively rare in geology. In terms of its value, Mashan the intersection of stone forest and scale shut the intersection of county and stone pillar to be larger than six Nanjing, also more grand and more magnificent. If develop and protect aptly, can totally be with U.S.A. famous the devil s tower In post form joint basalt body compare favourably. Still burying the abundant wooden fossil around Ma Shan. Several ten thousand years ago, Mashan area is a boundless and indistinct sea of woods, influenced by geologic process, large quantities of trees are forgotten in the underground, form the fossil with the passage of time. Such wooden fossil, the scientific name silicified wood ,Several dozens of of diameter, getting high 10 over, its the same as trees by shape, lamination, but already petrochemical industry. This kind of wooden fossil, bury most with Mashan area, quantity, scale are that China is rare, have important scientific research and ornamental value. Mashan had a long history, the temple word was grand on the mountain in the past, the burning incense was vigorous. The historic site of Mashan built now has already basically resumed original appearance, has added a lot of new beauty spots, spring is in the air and the flowers are in blossom season, regional visitor visited to come in an endless stream out of admiration for the reputation each time. Position: Lie in city the west about 7 of Jimo Kilometer