Huangguoshu Waterfall
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Huangguoshu Waterfall |
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Location | Anshun, Guizhou, China |
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Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Elevation | 903.9 m (2,966 ft) |
Type | Segmented Block |
Total height | 77.8 m (255 ft) |
Total width | 101 m (330 ft) |
Average flow rate | 18.2 L/s km2 |
Watercourse | Baihe River |
Huangguoshu Falls (traditional Chinese: 黃果樹瀑布; simplified Chinese: 黄果树瀑布; pinyin: huángguǒshùpùbù; Wade-Giles: Huang-guo-shu pu-bu)) is the largest waterfall 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 (330 ft) wide. The main waterfall is 67 m (220 ft) high and 83.3 m (273 ft) wide.[1]
[edit] The Water-Curtain Cave
The Water-Curtain Cave named "Shuiliandong" (水帘洞) in Chinese, it is a 134 m (440 ft) long naturally formed cave located in the back of the falls. It allows visitors to not only view, but hear and touch the waterfalls. Huangguoshu is the only waterfall that can be viewed from above, below, front, back, left and right in the world.[citation needed]