Pearl Shoal Waterfall () is a
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
located in
Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biosphere ...
, Aba-
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Aba (; Qiang language, Qiang: ; zh, s=阿坝藏族羌族自治州, t=阿壩藏族羌族自治州), is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Sichuan, bordering Gansu to the north and ...
in northern
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...
Province,
China
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. Located at an altitude of , the top of the waterfall is in width. It has a fall of .
The waterfall exists on one of the tributaries of the
Bailong River
The Bailong River () or Khuchu, Drukchu () is a 576km-long river in the Yangtze River basin. From its source to confluence with the Jialing River, the Bailong is actually longer and is thus the main stem of the Jialing River system. The scenic Jiu ...
.
Gallery
File:1 jiuzhaigou valley pearl shoals waterfall 2011.jpg, The Pearl Shoal Waterfall
File:Pearl Shoal Waterfall 2005.jpg, The Pearl Shoal Waterfall
See also
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Aba, Sichuan
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List of waterfalls
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References
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World Heritage Sites in China
Waterfalls of China
National parks of China
Landforms of Sichuan
Tourist attractions in Sichuan
Block waterfalls