Suobuya Stone Forest is located in Taiyanghe Township, Enshi City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province (northwest of Enshi City, at the junction of Enshi, Jianshi, and Chongqing Fengjie), with a total area of 21 square kilometers.
Suobuya Stone Forest is known as the world's first Ordovician stone forest. Its shape is like a huge gourd. Suobuya Stone Forest was formed on the seabed of the Ordovician period 460 million years ago. The seabed has a clear appearance and looks like an ancient maze. There are more than 100 unique natural landscapes distributed in Suobuya Stone Forest. There are four major scenic spots open to the public, namely Qinglongtai, Lianhuazhai, Mozigou and Jiulonghui. Suobuya Stone Forest has a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. The average temperature of the scenic area is 22℃, and the core attraction Rhinoceros Valley is 16℃, which is about 10 degrees different from the outside world. It is known as "nature's air conditioner" and "natural oxygen bar". In 2000, Suobuya Stone Forest Scenic Area was opened to the public. There are Lotus Village, Jiulonghui, Qinglongtai, as well as the Dragon-Suppressing Jade Bead, Jade Emperor's Heavenly Book, Linjun Boots, Tian Haohan Patrolling the Mountain, Linjun Crown and other landscapes.