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Chinese "Floating" Mountains

China has these gorgeous mountains in Hunan dubbed the floating mountains. They are sandstone pillars that are shrouded in fog near the bottom which gives the illusion that the mountains are floating. I think these could be a variant mountain that don't have snow on top, but are more like a lush oasis. There would be vines and maybe even Sakura trees with pink and white leaves and maybe a darker, almost black bark and a soft pink wood. At the bottoms of these pillars are streams, rivers, and forests. In the biome I think there should be trees as it levels out and then water bridging the gap, almost like the swamp in formation. The make-up of the pillars themselves is said to be a quartz-sandstone. It would be cool if we gained a new sandstone/quartz ore that had to be smelted but dropped shards of quartz crystal. It doesn't have to be nether quartz though as there are lots of quartz types in real life. Maybe its something with a shade of color In real life this area has lots of trees all over, but I think it could generate a shrine like building that has bridges covering some of the gaps. The shrine would be a chinese style building, although very simple in structure, but be made of the sakura wood. This would generate as part of the village like the "church" but for this biome alone. Inside would be a large statue of an emerald made of wool/terracotta/concrete/old copper. Inside maybe there is a chest with a few saplings in it, plus maybe out front it grows 1 or 2.

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• October 14, 2020 08:40
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  • October 14, 2020 08:51
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  I actually ran out of space. On the quartz i was going to mention that perhaps it could be colored by dye to make more decor blocks that are translucent but less so than glass.

  Also there should be a more white and less tan sandstone block to better match the real life pillars

  Also i was going to mention a few animals you could add. Since we don't have many birds i would suggest a red pheasant that spawns higher up in the biome along with macaques. In the lower part I'd suggest the Giant Salamander which as a bonus is critically endangered as it is being farmed for its meat in china.

  I think that's all I have for this biome, thank you for listening. I know i am long winded but a biome should have a lot to it. Have a great one