Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most spectacular waterfall in Huangguoshu Waterfall Group. It is the only waterfall in the world that can be viewed from six directions: up, down, front, back, left and right. It is also a waterfall that naturally runs through water curtain cave in the world and can be heard, seen and touched inside and outside the cave. Xu Xiake, a great traveler in the Ming Dynasty, visited the Great Waterfall and praised: "Pouring pearls and smashing jade, droplets surge back, like smoke flying, magnificent; The so-called' bead curtain hook does not roll, horse practice hangs the peak' is not strong enough. There are several times higher, and there are not so wide. "
Huangguoshu Scenic Area is centered on Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area, which consists of Shitouzhai Scenic Area, Tianxingqiao Scenic Area, Dishuitan Waterfall Scenic Area, Baling River Canyon Ancient Post Road Scenic Area, Steep Slope Pond Scenic Area and Langgong Scenic Area. It is the first batch of national key scenic spots and the first batch of AAAA-level tourist areas assessed by the state. The scenic spot has been successively rated as the national popular science education base, the "national civilized scenic spot" demonstration site and the "most attractive tourist scenic spot in the west". In 2005, it was rated as "the most beautiful place in China" by chinese national geography magazine, "the top ten scenic spots brands in China" by People's Daily, and won the honorary title of "the top ten scenic spots in China that European tourists like best".
Huangguoshu Scenic Area has beautiful scenery, beautiful environment, fresh air (more than 28,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter measured by the Provincial Environmental Protection Department) and pleasant climate (the annual average temperature is about 65,438 06 degrees Celsius). With a long history and culture and complete facilities, it is an ideal resort for leisure, vacation, sightseeing, recuperation and oxygen inhalation to "wash the lungs".
Huangguoshu Scenic Area is located in Zhenning County, with Huangguoshu Waterfall as the core and various waterfalls as the main body. It is the first batch of national key scenic spots in China, integrating subtropical landscape, vegetation scenery, Buyi and Miao customs and places of interest. In addition to Guiyang-Huangguoshu high-grade highway to provide convenient transportation for tourists, there are 320 national highways passing through the scenic spot. The planned area of the scenic spot is 1 15 square kilometers, and the peripheral protection zone is about 425 square kilometers. Now there are 8.5 square kilometers of Great Waterfall Scenic Area and 3.5 square kilometers of Tianxingqiao Scenic Area. Huangguoshu Waterfall is 74 meters high and 8 1.2 meters wide, which is the largest waterfall in China. It is located in Zhenning County, Guizhou Province, on Baishui River, a tributary of Beipanjiang River. It is the largest first-class waterfall in Huangguoshu section of Baishui River on Dabang River. The rushing Baishui River flows from the cliff to the rhinoceros pond, such as thousands of people drumming, thousands of people rushing, white practice falling into the pond, and rainbows soaring into the sky, which makes visitors thrilling. It is the largest waterfall in China and one of the world famous waterfalls. There are more than a dozen waterfalls with different shapes and styles within 20 kilometers of Fiona Fang. It integrates mountains, water, waterfalls, caves, peaks and forests, and is known as the "Karst Waterfall Museum". The main attractions are Huangguoshu Waterfall and Tianxing Bridge.
Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area is located in the tributaries of Beipanjiang River, Baishui River and Baling River in the upper reaches of Dabang River in Zhenning and Guanling counties of Guizhou Province. With Huangguoshu Waterfall as the center and waterfalls, caves and underground lakes as the main bodies, the scenic spot is known as the "Wonder of the World".
This area is a typical karst area. Long-term river changes, raids, underground river collapses and river cutting have caused cascade waterfalls and various waterfalls on the riverbed. There are 18 surface waterfalls and 14 underground waterfalls in the scenic spot, which can be said to be a huge waterfall group. Among these waterfalls, Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest of the nine waterfalls in Baishui River, the largest waterfall in China and the largest waterfall in Asia. In addition to Huangguoshu Waterfall, there are also a string of pearl-like waterfalls around, such as the steep slope pond waterfall located at the upstream of Huangguoshu Waterfall 1000 m and 2 1 m high; 2000 meters downstream, Luotan Waterfall, with a beach surface of 350 meters; There are also spider waterfalls spewing out from the cliff mouth; The rapids rolled over the silver chain pool waterfall swallowed by the underground river; Turbulent Longmen and Guanjiaoxia Waterfalls; Silver belt flying curtain waterfall, Dashuyan waterfall, Dishuitan waterfall. There are countless famous waterfalls in the world, but waterfalls with different postures, such as Huangguoshu Waterfall, are unique to China.
Huangguoshu Waterfall rushed down the rhinoceros pond from a 60-meter-high cliff. A huge waterfall, before seeing its scenery, smell its voice first. Close to waterfalls, such as the array of Ma Benteng; The water beating stone is still like a lightning landslide, which is thrilling. Splash water, 50 ~ 60 meters high, full of fog, colorful under the light. There is a water curtain hole more than 20 meters deep behind the waterfall. Watching the waterfall in the cave is like running water. The night view here is also very charming. The drizzle falls on Huangguoshu Street (highway), and people call this street "Night Rain Sprinkles Gold Street". There are more than 10 aboveground waterfalls and 4 underground waterfalls around Huangguoshu Waterfall within 18 km, forming a rare waterfall group in the world. Among them, the dripping beach waterfall with a three-level drop of 350 meters and the beautiful soaring waterfall are rare wonders. Huangguoshu Waterfall is located in limestone area, where karst landform is developed nearby. There are not only various stalactites in many caves, but also many underground rivers and waterfalls for tourists to row.
The river flows down from the top of the cliff and into the rhinoceros pond under the rock, just like a river. Water and stone get excited, make a loud noise and give off a puff of smoke. Under the sunshine, the misty mist turns into a rainbow, which is fantastic. On the waterfall pavilion on the high cliff on the other side of the waterfall, there is a couplet that says, "White water is like cotton, flowers are scattered without bows, and it is not necessary to weave the sky and become a rosy glow." This is a vivid portrayal of Huangguoshu Waterfall. However, the shape of Huangguoshu Waterfall changes with the seasons. When the water is small in winter, it is charming and beautiful, falling gently. The amount of water increases greatly in summer and autumn, and the majestic momentum of shaking the earth is simply thrilling. Sometimes the snow foam smoke aroused by the waterfall is hundreds of meters high and floats all over the sky, so that it is often in the drizzle.
Water curtain cave behind the waterfall is quite wonderful. The cave is 1 34m long, with 6 cave windows, 5 cave halls, 3 cave springs and1waterfall. Visitors can go through the cave and watch the waterfall pouring down outside the cave from the window. Whenever the sun sets in the west, looking out of the window, the rhinoceros pond is full of rainbows, the clouds are steaming and the top of Cangshan Mountain is blushing and blurred. This is the famous "Sunset in water curtain cave".
Tianxing Scenic Area, located 8000 meters downstream of Huangguoshu Waterfall, was formed by the collapse of underground river. The "Tiansheng Bridge", which is about 300 meters wide, has towering peaks and waterfalls, strange landscapes such as dry stone forest and water stone forest, and huge cactus grows on bare stones.
Longyanshan cascade waterfall can be seen in Baling Canyon, 8000 meters northwest of Huangguoshu Waterfall, with a drop of more than 400 meters. The highest level of multi-level waterfall rises from two peaks, goes straight into the sky, the valley roars, and the water and clouds meet, so it is called "Liantian Waterfall". The lowest level is Gaotan Waterfall, which is as high as130m. The river rushes out from the Nitou Mountain Pass, and if the silver snake flies, it is spectacular. There are many scenic spots in Balingqiao Waterfall, such as "Silver Snake Dancing on the Mountain", "Golden Water Clapping on the Shore", "Jade Dragon Surging", "Yun Teng Waterway" and "Dragon Palace Flying".
As early as more than 300 years ago, Xu Xiake, a famous geographer and traveler in China, described it as "water flying from the stream to the stone, like smoke, powerful and powerful." The so-called bead curtain hook does not roll, and the horse hangs far from the peak, which is not enough to describe its shape. " The rushing river poured down the rhinoceros pond from the cliff more than 70 meters high, making a deafening sound, such as ten thousand people beating drums and ten thousand people rushing. The sound was like thunder, which shocked Wan Li and made the tourists soul-stirring.
Huangguoshu Waterfall is also divided into big water, middle water and small water. The annual flow of water is 20 cubic meters per second, and the time is nine to ten months. Different flows have different landscapes. When there is a flood, the flow rate reaches 1500 cubic meters per second, and the silver waves soar into the sky, rolling up thousands of piles of snow, which is unstoppable and its spectacular is self-evident. The water droplets stirred by the waterfall splashed more than 100 meters high, like clouds and fog, and landed on the Huangguoshu market above. Even if it is sunny, you have to walk with an umbrella, so it has the reputation of "silver rain sprinkled on the golden street". The rising water drops, like hundreds of millions of shining stars, rise and fall with the wind and fly all over the sky, making people dizzying. In the middle of the water, the waterfall is obviously divided into four branches, each with its own shape and personality. From left to right, the first branch has the smallest water potential and is beautiful. The two branches have the largest water potential and are generally strong and heroic; The third water potential ranks second, large and small, magnificent; The fourth water potential ranks third, narrow on the top and wide on the bottom, natural and unrestrained. In fact, the landscape is best when the water is in the middle, and the waterfall is clear and well-defined. The snow-white waterfall is like a beautiful picture against the background of deep green pools and blue sky, as well as colorful rainbows on the waterfall. When the water is low, the waterfall is divided into four branches, which spread all over the rock wall without losing the momentum of "wide and big". Huangguoshu Waterfall is famous for its "grandeur", but compared with the world-famous waterfalls, it has its own uniqueness, that is, the most magical water curtain cave hidden in the middle of the great waterfall.
Water curtain cave is located in a waterfall with a height of 40 meters to 47 meters, with a total length of 134 meters. It has six caves and windows, five caves and halls, three caves and springs and six passages. Walking into the waterfall itself is thrilling, and walking through it is even more amazing. But if you go to Huangguoshu Waterfall and don't go to water curtain cave, you won't really appreciate the grandeur and grandeur of Huangguoshu Waterfall, which will be a great regret in life.
There is another wonderful spectacle across water curtain cave. You can see the rainbow on the rhinoceros pond from all the holes and windows. The rainbow here is not only colorful, but also dynamic. As long as it is sunny, you can see it from 9 am to 5 pm, and it changes and moves with your walking. The predecessors said: "The rainbow in the sky is against the sky, and the rainbow in the rhinoceros pond is against the snow-white waterfall", so the title is "Snow reflects the summer in Sichuan".