Huangguoshu Waterfall (), is one of the largest waterfalls in China and

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Anshun Anshun () is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339. The city proper had a population o ...

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province. It is high and wide. The main waterfall is high and wide.

Tourism

Known as the Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park, it is southwest of

Anshun City Anshun () is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339. The city proper had a population of ...

. Together with minor waterfalls, the charms of the waterfall is a natural tourist draw, classified as a

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. 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.

The Water-Curtain Cave

The Water-Curtain Cave named "Shuiliandong" () in

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is a long naturally formed cave located in the back of the waterfall. It is believed that this is the habitat of Sun Wukong, the protagonist of the Buddhist-fantasy literature ''

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History

In the

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(1587-1641) described the waterfalls as "the foams rise from the rocks like a mist".

Gallery

Image:Huangguoshu dapubu.jpg, Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in China. Image:Huangguoshu Fall Classic View.jpg Image:Shuiliandong HuangguoshuFall.jpg, A view of the Huangguoshu Waterfall from the Water-Curtain Cave. Image:Yinlianzhuitan HuangguoshuFall.jpg, Nearby Yinlianzhuitan Waterfall (). Image:Xiniutan HuangguoshuFall.JPG, Nearby Xiniutan Waterfall (). Image:Huangguoshu Waterfall Guizhou Province.jpg, A view of Huangguoshu Waterfall from across and above the river Image:Huangguoshu Waterfall.jpg Image:Huangguoshu Waterfall 2.jpg

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