National 5A Scenic AreaSouthwest China
Huangguoshu Waterfall
黄果树瀑布 · Guizhou, Anshun
China's largest waterfall, a 78-metre curtain of water in a karst park you can view from behind.
Huangguoshu is China's largest waterfall, where the Baishui River plunges 78 metres and 101 metres wide into a misty gorge in Guizhou's karst country. A rare feature is the Water Curtain Cave, a natural karst tunnel that lets visitors walk behind the cascade. The wider park holds 18 smaller waterfalls and terraced rivers among green hills.
Long known to local Buyi and Miao communities, the falls were brought to wider Chinese fame by the Ming traveller Xu Xiake in the 17th century. Developed into Guizhou's flagship scenic area, it is a national 5A site and the centrepiece of a cluster of karst waterfalls and gorges in the province.
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