Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou Province, located
at an elevation of 3,000 feet in the very center of the southwest
province. It is dominated by mist-shrouded hills that surround the Wujiang Valley. The most interesting scenic spot in the city is the
Southern Cave, or the "Underground Park" as the locals call it.
About half a mile in length, the cave contains spectacular
stalactites and stalagmites.
A three-hour journey west from Guiyang will take you to the
Huangguoshu waterfall. It is one of the biggest falls in China,
reaching 316 feet in height and spanning 346 feet in width. Water
pours down the cliff into the Xiniu Pool and as sunlight is
diffracted through the drops of water, glorious rainbows are
produced. There is a natural cave behind the waterfall, 131 feet
above Xiniu Pool. Standing inside and watching the water pouring
down is an unforgettable sight. Around Huangguoshu are 18 smaller
falls and 30 karst caves.
GuiyangGuiyang's landscape is elegant,
its folkways are rich and variegated, and its sites of cultural
interest are as numerous as they are unique. Major attractions:
Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qianling Park, Huaxi Park, Guizhou Botanical
Garden, Nanjiao Park, Forest Park, Tianhe Pool, and Baihua Lake.
Local dishes and refreshments, prepared in a distinctive Guizhou
style, never fail to hold Chinese and foreign visitors enthralled.
Huangguoshu Falls
Perhaps no scenic spot in Guizhou Province is better known than
Huangguoshu Waterfall on Baishui River 15 km to the southwest of
Zhenning County and 137 km from Guiyang. When the Baishui River
flows to Huangguoshu, the fractured riverbed forces it to fall in
the form of an 81-metre-wide water curtain into the Xiniu Pool 74
metres down below, causing an unceasing din and shooting a shower of
water droplets up to a height 0f 90 metres. A pavilion built on the
opposite bank provides a panoramic vista of the spectacle, billed as
the largest waterfall in China. The waterfall happens to form the
curtain for a cave hidden behind it.
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