Huangguoshu waterfall group like a string of brilliant pearls, set in Guizhou Province, Zhenning, Guanling two counties on the territory of the Baishui River. Among them, Huangguoshu Falls is the highest drop in this waterfall group, the largest flow of the first level. The winding Baishui River from north to south, like a snow-white jade practice, from the cliff walls on the dash down, surging, straight into the rhinoceros pool, can be described as “fly straight down three thousand feet, suspected of the Milky Way falls nine days”.
The Milky Way Falling from the Sky
Huangguoshu Falls is located in the Baishui River section of the Dabang River basin, the Baishui River will be cut off, because of a common local plant “yellow fruit tree” and named. The waterfall is 101 meters wide and 77.8 meters high. The waterfall plunges into the rhinoceros pond, the water flows through the three beaches, horseshoe beach, pig dragon pool, oil fish well, pot cesspool, bay pond, bubble pond, the entire riverbed of the Huangguoshu Falls are filled with water.
When Xu Xiake traveled to this, praise: “pounding pearl crashing jade, foam counter-surging, such as smoke into the air, the potential is very majestic. …… cover Yu see waterfalls, high steep several times there are, but never this broad person. But from its side down the view, can not avoid the God horrified.” The Huangguoshu scenic spot has two statues of Xu Xiaque, the old man is perhaps the earliest professional backpacker in China.
Although Huangguoshu Waterfall has long been known, but a real glimpse of its appearance, but is another shock. Come here, the first thing is to be awakened is people’s ears, the “rumble rumble” of the huge water sound like thunder bursts, and like countless cannonballs exploded together. Along with the huge water sound, the enthusiastic and wild White Water River falls down from the dozens of meters high cliff, rushing to the mysterious appointment in the deep pool. There, the water stirred, waves, the original vitality of water was completely stimulated, they roared, they shouted, they splashed pearls, dense water vapor shrouded the surrounding dozens of meters of clear sky. The misty rain and mist moistened the hair, eyebrows and eyes of the visitors, moistened the clothes of the visitors, and moistened the hearts of the visitors. So far, people have been completely conquered by the water, water from the invulnerable impact into a gentle touch, so that people have to marvel at the greatness and mystery of nature.
Huangguoshu waterfall magic is not only this. From a distance, the waterfall, white hanging, thought it was flowing down the cliff, closer to know that there are gaps between the waterfall and the cliff, visitors can go around to the back of the waterfall to see the waterfall. Walking on the rocky path, the sound of people is completely drowned out by the sound of booming water, the waterfall is within reach, people and the waterfall seems to blend into one.
Huangguoshu Waterfall
There is a cave in the waterfall, and the deep pool reflects the neon
Along the trail after the waterfall and then go forward, the waterfall cave will appear in front of you, the cave is the perfect place to view the waterfall from behind. Compared with other world-famous waterfalls, in addition to the magnificent, Huangguoshu Waterfall has its own peculiarities, that is hidden in the waterfall halfway up the waterfall cave. The waterfall is beautiful, but hanging in mid-air, an unobstructed view, always feel that it is just a painting. The cave in the waterfall adds a bit of mystery and makes the tour more fun. 86 version of the TV series “Journey to the West” in the water curtain cave scenes, was filmed here. After the waterfall, the 134-meter-long Water Curtain Cave crosses the waterfall, consisting of six cave windows, five cave halls, three cave springs and six channels. The Water Curtain Cave is located at a height of forty to forty-seven meters from the Falls, visitors walk through the cave, from the Water Curtain Cave to view the waterfall, the window water hanging curtain, the waterfall is within reach, a thrilling experience. Such a spectacular waterfall under the water curtain cave, in the world waterfalls are also rare, so called “the world’s first cave”. Into the big waterfall itself has been thrilling, God moved the soul to fly, and to walk through the big waterfall inside, can not help but be frightened.
Whenever the sun is thin in the west, with the window, watching the rhinoceros pool in the rainbow dazzling, clouds, the top of the Cang Mountain scarlet, confusion and change, then there is some fun in it. Inside the Water Curtain Cave, there is also a golden rod made of ice. Does it make you reverie about the mysterious life of Water Curtain Cave?
Rhinoceros pool under Huangguoshu waterfall
Through the Waterfall Cave, in front of the waterfall is a very deep box-shaped karst canyon, the left for the cliff, the ancient woods; right for the calcium Huapo, stalagmite mountain, grass, flowers, spread on the clouds, in the rhinoceros pool, horseshoe pool, etc., the pools are connected, winding together. Rhinoceros pond is 17 meters deep, often covered with splash beads, fog beads in the air, sunlight to the water droplets in mid-air, light is refracted and reflected, forming a wonderful spectacle here, that is, Rhinoceros pond rainbow. Whenever the sun rises in the morning, the rainbow on the rhinoceros pool will appear with it.
As the waterfall into the bottom of the pool to provoke the water splash is not stable and unchanging, so the sunlight refraction of the formation of the rainbow is not only a colorful double channel and is dynamic, as long as the sky is clear, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., can be seen, and with your walk and change and move. The waterfall is like snow, reflecting the light of the haze, so the name “snow reflecting the Chuanxia.”
Huangguoshu waterfall around the karst widespread, the river is wide and fast, the mountains rise, majestic, is traditionally the main channel connecting Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. As the largest waterfall in the nine-stage waterfall group of the Baishui River, Huangshushu Falls is known for its huge water potential, raising water droplets more than 90 meters high, forming a curtain of water in the vicinity, the summer heat to this place, the summer heat all gone. In addition, Huangguoshu Falls is the only waterfall in the world that can be viewed from the top, bottom, front, back, left and right six directions, but also the world has a water curtain cave natural through and can listen, watch and touch the waterfall from inside and outside the cave. Opposite the waterfall, there is a waterfall viewing pavilion, where visitors can watch the raging river rushing straight into the rhinoceros pool.
Steeppodang Waterfall: Steeppodang Waterfall is located 1 kilometer upstream of Huangguoshu Waterfall, the top of the waterfall is 105 meters wide and 21 meters high, which is the widest waterfall in the Huangguoshu Waterfall Group. There is a special phenomenon in Steepotang Waterfall, whenever the flood comes before the waterfall are to make a “boom, boom” roar, so also called “roar waterfall”.
Huangguoshu Waterfall Group
Huangguoshu Waterfall is not just a waterfall, to its core, in its upstream and downstream 20 km of the river, a total of 18 majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful style of waterfalls, in 1999 by the world Guinness headquarters as the world’s largest waterfall group, included in the world Guinness Book of Records. Huangguoshu waterfall group, in addition to Huangguoshu Falls, there are many waterfalls can be viewed, such as the waterfall group in the top of the widest steep pond waterfall, the longest beach of the Screw Beach Waterfall, the largest drop of the Dripping Beach Waterfall, the most beautiful form of silver chain falling pool waterfall.
Silver Chain Falling Pool Waterfall
If the Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most majestic music on the Baishui River, then the Silver Chain Falling Pool Waterfall, located downstream of the Huangguoshu Waterfall, is the most beautiful representative of the softness. Silver Chain Falling Pool Waterfall is located in the Tianxingqiao scenic area, about 7 km from the Huangguoshu Waterfall. It is a total height of more than 40 meters, by the confluence of many small waterfalls. Several natural boulders are like men’s rough shoulders, standing proudly, so that the light flowing water gently diffused, evenly spread, delicate flowing water is divided by the rough rock surface, transformed into millions of large and small silver chains, playing and laughing, scrambling to fall into the deep pool under the rock. On sunny days, the water flowing in the sun’s reflection as if cloaked in a layer of silver, crystal pure, bright and soft, such as the Milky Way fallen to earth. If the Huangguoshu Waterfall is a majestic man, the silver chain falling pool waterfall is the pavilion of the woman, she gently roaming over the rocks, singing a gentle love song, unchanging.
The passing, rushing Huangguoshu waterfall, let visitors linger, reluctant to leave. The sound of the rushing water washed away the rocks, branches and leaves, but also into the hearts of people, as if the moment was cleansed of dust, the heart has never been so clear, as if the first time to this complicated earth, may the water of forgetfulness never run dry!