Huangguoshu Waterfall | |
Photo Width: | 200 |
Location: | Anshun, Guizhou, China |
Coords: | 25.992°N 105.666°W |
Elevation: | 903.9m (2,965.6feet) |
Type: | Segmented Block |
Height: | 77.8m (255.2feet) |
Width: | 101m (331feet) |
Average Flow: | 18.2 L/s km2 |
Huangguoshu Waterfall, is one of the largest waterfalls in China and East Asia located on the Baishui River (Chinese: 白水河) in Anshun, Guizhou province. It is 77.8m (255.2feet) high and 101m (331feet) wide. The main waterfall is 67m (220feet) high and 83.3m (273.3feet) wide.[1]
Known as the Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park, it is 45km (28miles) 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.[2]
Huangguoshu Waterfall's point of view changes depending on the location of the viewer. One viewing spot is Waterfall-Viewing Pavilion (Guan Bao ting), where the waterfall can be seen from a distance. Another is Water-Viewing Stage (Guan Bao Ting), where the waterfall can be seen from a bird's-eye view. The third is Waterfall-Viewing Stage (Guan Bao Tai) 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.
In the book Xu Xiake's Travels, Xu Xiake (1587–1641) described the waterfalls as "the foams rise from the rocks like a mist".