Herding Mountains to Make a Forest (Pre-Intermediate)

From Easy Stories in English by Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media

March 23, 2026 · 27 min · Episode 273

About this episode

This episode explores the origins of the Stone Forest in Yunnan and the Sani people's connection to it.

Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! The Stone Forest in Yunnan is a beautiful karst mountain range. But how did it come to be? Learn all about the Sani people and the magical origins of this Chinese nature site in today's episode. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mountains⁠⁠ for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Herd, Bucket, Spirit, Order, Whip, Unfurl, Dam, Rooster, Freeze. Setting: China. Word Count: 681. Author: Chinese Myths. 00:00 Intro 00:52 The Sani people 01:39 My full circle momoent 04:12 Leaving Chinese 06:19 Coming back to Chinese 08:57 Busy busy! 11:14 Stumbling across the origin story 13:30 Vocabulary 17:34 Herding Mountains to Make a Forest 23:31 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ariel Goodbody

Topics covered

myths
legends
Sani people
Chinese culture
nature

Keywords

Herd
Bucket
Spirit
Order
Whip
Unfurl
Dam
Rooster
Freeze

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Easy Stories in English

Books & works: Chinese Myths

Places: Yunnan, China