Huangguoshu Waterfall

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Huangguoshu Waterfall

Huangguoshu Waterfall
Location Anshun, Guizhou, China
Coordinates 25°59′31″N 105°39′58″E / 25.992°N 105.666°E / 25.992; 105.666 (Huangguoshu Waterfall)Coordinates: 25°59′31″N 105°39′58″E / 25.992°N 105.666°E / 25.992; 105.666 (Huangguoshu Waterfall)
Elevation 903.9 m (2,966 ft)
Type Segmented Block
Total height 77.8 m (255 ft)
Total width 101 m (331 ft)
Average flow rate 18.2 L/s km2
Watercourse Baihe River

Huangguoshu Waterfall, also known as Yellow Fruit Tree Waterfall (simplified Chinese: 黄果树瀑布; traditional Chinese: 黃果樹瀑布pinyin: huángguǒshùpùbù; Wade-Giles: Huang-kuo-shu p'u-pu), is one of the largest waterfalls in China and Asia located on the Baihe River (白水河) in Anshun, Guizhou Province. It is 77.8 m (255 ft) high and 101 m (331 ft) wide. The main waterfall is 67 m (220 ft) high and 83.3 m (273 ft) wide.<ref>中国旅游网China Travel - Huangguoshu Waterfall, retrieved on 2005-08-17.</ref>

Tourism

Its main uses are for tourism. Known as the Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park, it is 45 km (28 miles) southwest of Anshun City. Together with minor waterfalls, the charms of the waterfall are a natural tourist drawing card. The scene of Huangguoshu Waterfall changes standing in different places. One place is Waterfall-Viewing Pavilion (Guan Bao ting), where you see the whole waterfall from a distance. The next is Water-Viewing Stage (Guan Bao Ting) where you get a bird's eye view. The third is Waterfall-Viewing Stage (Guan Bao Tai) in which you raise your head to see the scene. There is a special line of buses that take you to Huangguoshu Waterfakk abd Dragon's Palace at Guiyang and Anshun railway stations.

The Water-Curtain Cave

The Water-Curtain Cave named "Shuiliandong" (水帘洞) in Chinese is a 134 m (440 ft) long naturally formed cave located in the back of the waterfall. It allows visitors to not only view, but also hear and touch the waterfall. The Huangguoshu Waterfall is one of few waterfalls that can be viewed from above, below, front, back, left and right in the world. [] Here you can not only see it but also touch it and enjoy it.

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  • Detian Falls

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壮观,气势磅礴。可按顺时针方向游览一圈,去程步行,回程电梯。
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