Huhou Waterfall, located at the intersection of Shanxi Province
and Shaanxi Province, some 400 kilometers from Xian, is the second
largest waterfall in China.
It is a great pleasure that a visitors should not miss in the Yellow
River Basin. The mighty Yellow River, the second largest river in
China, surge its way form the Qinghai Province to the border of Shanxi
and Shaanxi Provinces where it suddenly found its way through a narrow
valley blocked by mountains on both sides. The riverbed abruptly narrows
down from 300 meters to 50n meters, turning the placid water to rapids.
The tremendous water splashes on the rock, forming a magnificent waterfall
of 15 meters high and 20 meters wide, as if the water is pouring down
from a huge teapot, hence the name Hukou( means mouth of teapot).
The scene can be overwhelming, water stirs up masses of smoke and
clouds, with color turning from yellow to grey, grey to blue. The
locals call this awesome scenery "smoke from river".
Over history, a number of prominent poets and painters once traveled
here. Wowing at the grand view, they left numerous works giving high
honor of the waterfall
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