Meet the Great Beauty of China, Feel Poetry and Distance, Walking on the Land of the Motherland, One of the Series Comprehensive Chapter (7) Waterfall Grand View

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Updated: 2022.08.10

Meet the Great Beauty of China, Feel Poetry and Distance, Walking on the Land of the Motherland, One of the Series Comprehensive (7) Waterfall View

our country is vast and has many landforms, so that the waterfall is very widely distributed in our country, and it can be seen in almost every province. Different geological structures and different causes also make these waterfalls of different sizes and styles, and their landscapes are ever-changing and varied. However, among these waterfalls all over the country, there are actually only a few waterfalls, because the three elements of the waterfall can meet people's aesthetic requirements because of its flow, drop, width, can bring people beautiful visual enjoyment, and it is also possible to enter the public's sight, and gradually develop into a well-known tourist attraction.

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Detian Waterfall

Shaanxi-Yichuan-Hukou Waterfall

Yunnan-Luoping-Jiulong Waterfall

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Nuorilang Waterfall

Guizhou-Chishui-Chishui-Chishui Waterfall

Guangdong-Meizhou-Longguizhai Waterfall

The beauty of the waterfall refers to the beauty of a moving water landscape. It integrates the beauty of shape, color and sound, and has a unique expressiveness. Different terrains and causes determine the shape of the waterfall, making it magnificent and beautiful. The magnificent waterfall is majestic, like a flood breach and thunderous, giving people a magnificent beauty; The beautiful waterfall has a light and gentle waterfall and an elegant posture, giving people a hazy and soft beauty. Waterfalls all over the country present magnificent and beautiful characteristics, and without exception, they are all magical works of nature.

Shaanxi-Yichuan-Hukou Waterfall

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Detian Waterfall

Guizhou-Chishui-Chishui Waterfall

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Nuorilang Waterfall

Over the years, I have walked on the land of the motherland and seen countless large and small waterfalls in my travels. But most of them just walked by and looked at it, and did not leave much impression. Although there are only a few waterfalls distributed in all directions, and most of them require a special trip, they are amazing, breathtaking, impressive and unforgettable after viewing. Among them, the well-known and ornamental waterfalls that leave a good impression include Guizhou Huangguoshu Waterfall, Guangxi Detian Waterfall, Shaanxi Hukou Waterfall, Yunnan Jiulong Waterfall, Sichuan Nuorilang Waterfall, Guizhou Chishui Waterfall, Guangdong Longguizhai Waterfall and so on. Among them, Huangguoshu Waterfall, Detian Waterfall, Hukou Waterfall, Jiulong Waterfall, Nuorilang Waterfall, etc. have also been selected as the most beautiful waterfalls in China by China National Geographic. These waterfalls are majestic, steep, beautiful, or soothing, beautiful and incomparable, and are worth seeing and sharing.

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Detian Waterfall

Yunnan-Luoping-Jiulong Waterfall

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Nuorilang Waterfall

Guangdong-Meizhou-Longguizhai Waterfall

Huangguoshu Waterfall
, Guizhou

Huangguoshu Waterfall is located in Huangguoshu Town, Ningbuyi and Miao Autonomous County, Anshun City, Guizhou Province, with Huangguoshu Waterfall as the center, surrounded by more than a dozen waterfalls, Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest first-class waterfall in the Huangguoshu Waterfall Group, as the largest waterfall in China and the third largest waterfall in the world, it can be said to be one of the representative works of China's natural attractions. Its fame began with the famous traveler Xu Xiake in the Ming Dynasty, and after generations of dissemination, it became a well-known attraction.

Huangguoshu Waterfall is known for its huge water, with a waterfall height of 77.8 meters, of which the main waterfall is 67 meters high, the waterfall is 101 meters wide, and the top of the main waterfall is 83.3 meters wide.

Tips

1. Huangguoshu Waterfall has several observation decks, which can be viewed from multiple directions such as up, down, front, back, left and right.

2. The Huangguoshu Scenic Area is very large, and the ticket includes three major attractions such as Huangguoshu Waterfall, Tianxingqiao Scenic Area, and Steep Slope Pond Waterfall (valid for two days, but one attraction can only be entered once). If you visit these attractions together, the schedule will take at least a whole day.

3. There are many hotels and homestays near and around the scenic spot.

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area

Guizhou-Anshun-Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area-Steep Popond Waterfall

Guangxi Detian Waterfall

Detian Waterfall is located in Detian Village, Shuolong Town, Daxin County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi on the Sino-Vietnamese border, spanning two countries, China and Vietnam. It is the fourth largest transnational waterfall in the world and the first in Asia.

The source of the waterfall is the boundary river between China and Vietnam, the Guichun River, which flows into Vietnam and back to Guangxi, passes through Detian Village, Daxin County, and then falls from a cliff more than 60 meters high in three stages, forming a majestic landscape of Detian Waterfall. On the left side of the waterfall is Ban Yue Waterfall, which has a small amount of water in Vietnam, and the two waterfalls, one large and one small, hang between the verdant cliffs, like a pair of close sisters.

Detian Waterfall has a three-level drop, with a maximum width of more than 200 meters, a depth of more than 60 meters, a drop of more than 70 meters, and an average annual flow of 50 cubic meters per second.

Tips

1. If you want to see the waterfall up close, you can take a bamboo raft on the shore to watch the scenery and take pictures on the river, which will have a different visual enjoyment.

2. Not far from the waterfall, there is a stele on the border between China and Vietnam, and some Vietnamese border residents sell some small items here, you can take a stroll and take pictures here.

3. There are also scenic spots such as Mingshi Pastoral and Tongling Grand Canyon in the area of Detian Waterfall Scenic Area.

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Detian Waterfall

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Detian Waterfall Scenic Area-Guichun River

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Detian Waterfall Scenic Area-China-Vietnam Boundary Monument

Guangxi-Chongzuo-Mingshi Pastoral Garden

Shaanxi Hukou Waterfall

Hukou Waterfall is located in the Yellow River bed of the Qin and Jin Grand Canyon, west of Hukou Township, Yichuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. It is bordered by Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province to the east, and is a tourist attraction shared by the two provinces.

Because the water of the Yellow River carries a lot of sediment, it has become a rare golden waterfall in the world. Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. The Yellow River rushes here, the stone walls on both sides are steep, and the estuary is as narrow as a pot mouth, so it is called Hukou Waterfall.

The

water surface of the Yellow River upstream of the waterfall is 300 meters wide, and in less than 500 meters, it is compressed to a width of 20-30 meters. 1,000 cubic meters per second of river water pours down from a steep cliff more than 20 meters high, forming the spirit of "a pot of harvest of a thousand miles of the Yellow River". Standing by the river and watching, everyone was shocked. It is also known as the "national spirit" and "soul of the Yellow River", and is the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation moving forward bravely.

Tips

1. Hukou Waterfall can be viewed in the scenic spot of Hukou Township, Yichuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, or in the scenic spot in Hukou Town, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. It is said that the scenic spots here in Shaanxi are more famous and the viewing effect is better.

2. Do not get too close to the shore when sightseeing, especially when taking pictures. There is often moisture and loess on the rock surface on the shore, and it is easy to slip if you are not careful.

Shaanxi-Yichuan-Hukou Waterfall

Yunnan Jiulong Waterfall

Jiulong Waterfall is located on the Jiulong River, 22 kilometers north of Luoping County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Due to the special geological structure and the millennium erosion of water flow, on the river channel with a length of about 4 kilometers, a group of waterfalls of different heights and widths and shapes has been formed by virtue of landform differences, the largest of which is 112 meters wide and 56 meters high, magnificent and spectacular, known as the first waterfall in Kowloon.

The Kowloon Waterfall Group has its unique ornamental characteristics due to its many waterfalls and dense scenic spots, and it is known as "Kowloon Ten Waterfalls, a unique in the south". The shallows between the waterfalls are diverse and colorful, and you can enjoy the natural scenery and feel the magnificence of the waterfall here.

Tips

1. The entire scenic spot is connected by multiple waterfalls, each with its own characteristics, which can be seen from a high place and the spectacular scenery is in full view.

2. The waterfall will change endlessly with the change of seasons, and it will be particularly spectacular in the abundant water season, and you will hear the roar of the waterfall from afar.

3. Staying in a farmhouse near the scenic spot and eating authentic farmhouse dishes is a good choice.

Yunnan-Luoping-Jiulong Waterfall

Yunnan-Luoping-Kowloon Waterfall

Yunnan-Luoping-Jiulong Waterfall

Nuorilang Waterfall
, Sichuan

Nuorilang Waterfall is located near the Nuorilang Visitor Center in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, Jiuzhaigou County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, at an altitude of 2,365 meters. With a width of 270 meters and a height of 24.5 meters, the waterfall is one of the large calcified waterfalls in China and the widest waterfall in China. In Tibetan, "Nuorilang" means majestic, and the Nuorilang Waterfall is wide and huge, like an incomparably huge screen, hanging over the fault of the river valley of Jiuzhaigou.

There is an observation deck opposite the waterfall for a panoramic view of the waterfall. The clear snow water comes from afar, overflows the dead roots of old trees, flows through the wasteland grassland, merges into the quiet mirror sea like a virgin, and then quietly slides out of the bushes to the fault and plunges into the fault, forming the spectacular Norilang Waterfall.

Tips

1. According to reports, due to the impact of a major earthquake a few years ago, this famous landscape of Jiuzhaigou has changed a lot.

2. There are countless large and small waterfalls in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area, among which Pearl Beach Waterfall, Shuzheng Waterfall, Shuanglonghai Waterfall, etc. are also very beautiful and worth seeing.

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Nuorilang Waterfall

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Pearl Beach Waterfall

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Shuzheng Waterfall

Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou-Shuanglonghai Waterfall

Chishui Waterfall
, Guizhou

Chishui Waterfall, also known as Shizhhangdong Waterfall, is located in the south of Chishui City, Guizhou Province, and its terrain belongs to the Danxia landform, which is the largest waterfall in our country's Danxia landform. The waterfall is 76 meters high and 80 meters wide, and is known as "another waterfall wonder in China" by experts and scholars, and is one of the best waterfall wonders in our country, comparable to Huangguoshu Waterfall.

Chishui Waterfall is one of the core components of the "Chishui Danxia" declaration of World Natural Heritage. The waterfall is majestic, the geological structure of Danxia around the cliff is obvious, the water flow is rushing all year round, and the combination of Danxia and the waterfall is still magnificent.

Tips

1. There is a distance from the gate of the scenic spot to the waterfall. It is convenient and fast to spend a little money to take the scenic sightseeing bus; If you are walking, you can walk and visit, enjoy the Danxia landform along the way, and breathe fresh air, which is also a good choice.

2. There is no place to eat in the scenic spot, if the tour time is long, you need to prepare some dry food.

Guizhou-Chishui-Chishui Waterfall

Guizhou-Chishui-Chishui Waterfall Scenic Area

Guangdong Longguizhai Waterfall

Longguizhai Waterfall is located in Fengshun County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, 13 kilometers away from the county seat. The waterfall is 125 meters high, with a drop of 115 meters and a width of 62 meters, which is majestic and spectacular, known as "the first waterfall in eastern Guangdong". The mountains and rivers here are beautiful and the environment is quiet.

Tips

1. You can feel the magnificence of the waterfall in front of you at the foot of the mountain, or you can go up along the mountain trail to enjoy the waterfall from different perspectives at different heights.

2. Before arriving at the scenic spot, there is a section of the mountain road with many curves and narrow road surfaces, so you need to drive carefully for safety.

Guangdong-Meizhou-Longguizhai Waterfall