The most majestic and steep place in China - the Hukou Falls of the Yellow River and Mount Huangshan
The Hukou Falls of the Yellow River is located between Ji County, Shanxi Province and Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province. 25 kilometers southwest of Jixian County, Shanxi Province, among the Yellow River. The Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area covers an area of ??about 100 square kilometers. It is a famous scenic spot in Shanxi Province. It was designated as a national key scenic spot in 1988 and is now a national 4A-level scenic spot.
There are mountains on both sides of this place, and a huge ditch has been washed out on the rocks at the bottom of the river. It is 30 meters wide and about 50 meters deep. The waves roared and the sound could be heard for miles. It is shaped like a giant boiling pot, hence the name Hukou. When the water is clear in spring and autumn, the sun shines directly and rainbows dance with the waves, creating a wonderful scenery. The poem "Autumn Wind at Hukou" by Chen Weifan of the Ming Dynasty contains the sentence "The autumn wind rolls up thousands of waves, and the evening usher in thousands of red", which can be described as a true portrayal.
The Yellow River flows through the Shanxi-Shaanxi Gorge and reaches Ji County. The water surface suddenly shrinks from more than 400 meters wide to more than 50 meters. "Shu Yu Gong" only uses eight words: "The whirlpool of the covered river is like a Huran." The image of Hukou Waterfall comes to life on the page.
Ice Falls Wonder
The Hukou Waterfall, which is usually "turbulent and roaring like a thousand oxen", presents a unique style in its "calmness": the Yellow River water flows from the different shapes on both sides of the river. The ice and layers of ice are flying down, and the water mist aroused reflects a beautiful rainbow in the sun. A beautiful ice bridge is built under the waterfall, which makes people marvel at the miraculous craftsmanship of nature. Located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, in the middle section of the Shanxi-Shaanxi-Shaanxi Valley, Longwang County, Ji County, Shanxi Province? . The geographical location is 36 degrees 8 minutes and 10 seconds north latitude, 110 degrees 26 minutes and 40 seconds east longitude, and an altitude of 448.1 meters. With Hukou Waterfall as the center, it extends to Ma Manure Beach in the north, Xiaochuanwo in the south, canyon area in the west, and Renzu Mountain in the east, with a total area of ??100 kilometers. It is 45 kilometers away from Ji County County in the east, 169 kilometers away from Yaodu Linfen City; 49 kilometers away from Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province, in the west; 170 kilometers away from Yan'an, the Holy Land of Revolution; 387 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, in the north; and 449 kilometers away from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, in the south.
Walking through the wide river beach, people can get very close contact with Hukou Waterfall. During the non-flood season, those with a little courage can go around the waterfall along a water-washed stone trough dug into the stone cliff, and experience the overwhelming torrent passing overhead. The visual experience of the stormy waves is similar to the "Yellow River Cantata". The baptism of human spirit is just as soul-stirring.
Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River is world-famous for its overwhelming majesty.
The surging Yellow River was held hostage by the Cangshan Mountains on both sides of the river and bound in a narrow stone valley. The torrent of more than 300 meters wide suddenly converged to more than 50 meters. At this time, the river surged and roared, the mountains rang and the valley responded. It's like a giant pot boiling, and finally it plummets down from a fault cliff more than 20 meters high, and falls into a stone trough more than 30 meters wide. It sounds like thousands of horses galloping, and looks like a giant dragon drumming, forming a large mouth of the pot. There are various wonders in the waterfall, such as "Thunder Head Rain Cave", "Wanzhang Dragon Groove", "Colorful Bridge Connecting to the Sky". The poem "Autumn Wind at Hukou" by Chen Weifan of the Ming Dynasty contains the sentence "The autumn wind rolls up thousands of waves, and the evening ushered in thousands of red", which can be described as a true portrayal.
There are also famous scenic spots such as Mengmen Night Moon and Hukou Ice Bridge in the scenic area. There is a huge strange rock in the river 3,000 meters down from Hukou Falls. People call it "Mengmen Mountain". The river splits into two paths, flowing past both sides of the boulder, and then merges into one. This is also the place where people watch the "Mengmen Night Moon". Every time in the middle of the lunar month, when you approach Mengmen at night, you can see the bright moon hanging high at the bottom of the river. Standing north and south, the bright moon in the water is divided into two rows and flying down; standing north and south, the bright moon in the water merges into two and comes towards you. Every winter, the water from the upper reaches of the Yellow River mixed with large and small ice cubes rushes to the mouth of the Hukou. They pile up on top of each other and are level with the stone bank, forming a natural passage connecting Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. "Hukou Ice Bridge" is also a scene.
In the scenic area, there are also cultural landscapes such as the Ming Dynasty Pier, Tongzhi Great Wall, Four-Inscription Pavilion, and Longmen Flying Crossing, as well as Guajia Mountain where Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty led his troops to fight, Kunrou Notre Dame Temple in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, etc.
Hukou Waterfall not only has the wonder of "smoke coming out of the water", but is also said to be "boating on dry land". Upstream ships must leave the water to land here, and must be carried or transported around Hukou (the so-called "dry land boating") before they can enter the water and continue their voyage. This has not changed for thousands of years.
Due to the differences in climate and water volume in the four seasons, the scenery of Hukou also changes from time to time. The best viewing period for Hukou Waterfall is divided into two periods. One is from April to May in spring, which is the third month of the lunar calendar. Mountain peach blossoms bloom all over the mountains and the frozen ice cliffs on the shore melt, which is called the "March Peach Blossom Flood"; Second, in the autumn from September to November, when the rainy season has just passed, there are many mountain springs and streams along the river, collecting a large amount of clear water. Autumn winds blow through, and rainbows often appear, which is called "Hukou Autumn Wind". During these two periods, the water is large and stable, and the width of the waterfall can reach about a thousand meters. The main waterfall is difficult to approach, but from a distance, it looks vast and majestic. The big waves rolled up the water bubbles, roared, and flew down the river with the force of overturning the river. It is really like "there is a dragon under the water making huge waves, and there is no rain on the shore and a rainbow hangs." This situation and scene are beyond words to describe. In the cold winter, Hukou Waterfall has once again transformed into a scene of silver and jade. On the surface of the magnificent ice waterfall, cool water flows down, and the stone walls around the waterfall are covered with ice drops of different lengths and thicknesses. , coupled with the rolling blue waves in the river, shows a unique natural scenery of the North.
The rough, deep, solemn and unrestrained Yellow River is the symbol of the Chinese nation; the Hukou Waterfall, which is diverse and spectacular, is the representative of the Yellow River. Here, ancient and modern poets and musicians played "Yellow River Cantata" one after another, singing the aspirations of the descendants of Yan and Huang! Not far south from here is the upper entrance of Longmen - Mengmen. There are the wonders of "Mengmen Night Moon" and the "Stone Ox" used by Dayu to control floods. It is very interesting for tourists to go to Hukou, Cimengmen and Houlongmen to take a "Three Wonders of the Yellow River Tour" to appreciate the relics of Dayu's flood control. In 1991, Hukou Waterfall was rated as one of the "Top 40" tourist attractions in the country. Hukou Waterfall Scenic Area has great potential for development. The scenic area is dotted with scenic spots, including Mengmen Moonlight Night, Zhenhe Sacred Ox, Dry Land Boating, Qing Dynasty Great Wall, Ming and Qing Pier, Dressing Table, Ancient Fort, Kenan Slope and other natural and cultural landscapes. Since 1994, Hukou Waterfall Rafting Month has been held every year. Asian flying star Ke Shouliang and Ji County flying star Zhu Zhaohui have successfully flown across the Yellow River in cars and motorcycles. Hukou Scenic Area has become an eye-catching tourist hotspot.
Huangshan Mountain is one of China's famous scenic spots and a world tourist attraction. It is located in Huangshan City in southern Anhui Province. The main peak, Lotus Peak, is 1864.8 meters above sea level. Huangshan is located in the subtropical monsoon climate zone. Due to the high mountains and deep valleys, the climate changes vertically. At the same time, due to the large difference in sunlight radiation between the north slope and the south slope, the local topography plays a dominant role in its climate, resulting in climate characteristics of more clouds and fog, high humidity and precipitation. Huangshan is a collection of famous mountains. The majesty of Mount Tai, the steepness of Mount Hua, the smoke and clouds of Mount Heng, the waterfalls of Mount Lu, the exquisite rocks of Mount Yandang, the beauty of Mount Emei, Huangshan has it all. Xu Xiake, a traveler and geographer in the Ming Dynasty, visited Huangshan twice and exclaimed: "There are no mountains in the world when you climb Huangshan, and you can't stop looking at it!" He also left a reputation as "You don't see the mountains when you return from the Five Mountains, and you don't see the mountains when you return from Huangshan." It can be said that there are no peaks without rocks, no rocks without pines, and no pines without wonders. It is famous for its four wonders: strange pines, strange rocks, sea of ??clouds, and hot springs. Its two lakes, three waterfalls, sixteen springs and twenty-four streams complement each other. The scenery in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter is different. Huangshan is also known as the "natural zoo and world botanical garden", with nearly 1,500 species of plants and more than 500 species of animals. Huangshan has a pleasant climate and is a unique summer resort. It is a first-class scenic spot and health resort. In 1985, it was selected as one of the top ten scenic spots in the country. In December 1990, it was included in the "List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage" by UNESCO. It was the first in China to be included in the list as a dual cultural and natural heritage at the same time. In February 2004, it was selected into the World Geopark. Famous at home and abroad, it is unforgettable. There are many Huangshan poems spread throughout the world.