Huangguoshu Waterfall


Huangguoshu Waterfall, is one of the largest waterfalls in China and East Asia located on the Baishui River in Anshun, Guizhou province. It is high and wide. The main waterfall is high and wide.

Tourism

Known as the Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park, it is southwest of Anshun City. Together with minor waterfalls, the charms of the waterfall is a natural tourist draw, classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.
Huangguoshu Waterfall's vista changes depending on the location of the viewer. One viewing spot is Waterfall-Viewing Pavilion, where the waterfall can be seen from a distance. Another is Water-Viewing Stage, where the waterfall can be seen from a bird's-eye view. The third is Waterfall-Viewing Stage in which visitors raise their heads to see the scene.
There is a special line of buses servicing Huangguoshu Waterfall, the Dragon's Palace at Guiyang, and Anshun railway stations.

The Water-Curtain Cave

The Water-Curtain Cave named "Shuiliandong" in Chinese is a long naturally formed cave located in the back of the waterfall. It is believed that this is the habitat of Sun Wukong, the protagonist of the Buddhist-fantasy literature Journey to the West.

History

In the Xu Xiake's Travels, Xu Xiake described the waterfalls as "the foams rise from the rocks like a mist".

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