Hukou Waterfall tour

    Hukou Waterfall is located 45 km west of Jixian County, Linfen City, 165 kilometers away at the valley of the Yellow river in Shanxi, Shaanxi, is the world's largest yellow waterfall, its forceful and renowned Chinese and foreign.Here the two sides clip Hill, scouring the river into a giant ditch Shiyan, 30 meters wide, about 50 meters deep, billowing yellow water flowing far, hung upside down pour, if gallop straight into rivers, rolling waves, the great roar, the sound of the earthquake a few years could be heard. Its shaped like a giant pot of boiling, hence the name. Yellow waves stirred up clouds of smoke with increasing fog mist, smoke from yellow dimmed, from gray to blue, marvelous scenery, has said, "underwater smoke," said. Hukou Waterfall is not only "underwater smoke", "color bridge Babel" wonders, more "dry land sailing," said. Upstream vessels this must be from the water landing, the people carrying or car shipped to bypass the spout (the so-called "dry land sailing") before entering the water life, for thousands of years, no exceptions changed.

　　Because of differences in climate and water seasons, Hukou views have also been changed. Hukou in spring and autumn, the scene is also very strange, there is gas for the rainbow, floating on the cross, forming a "rainbow hanging shore, no long rain" landscape. Spring back to earth, the mountains and plains of the mountain peach blossoms, the Yellow River shore ice melt, water moderately stable, the main waterfall, even as a vice waterfall, misty clouds to see the main waterfall, waterfall Myriad one thousand Wang Vice flow view "Long slot" as Dragon lift waves, known as the "March Taohua Xun"; autumn 9-11 month rainy season just past, the river many spring creeks, bringing together a large number of clean, bursts of autumn breeze, often rainbow appeared, called "Hukou autumn. " Ming Chen Weifan "Hukou autumn" poem "Autumn rolled Splash, late day usher lofty red" sentence, can be described as a true portrayal. These two periods, large and stable water, waterfalls width of up to kilometers. Main waterfall inaccessible, but from afar, vastness, power and grandeur. Big Wave rolled blisters, roaring to badly potential, water rush down. Hukou winter, but also a spectacle: on both sides of the spout, ice curtain hanging, crystal clear, exceptionally attractive, Lunar snow, after snow drifting down from the upper reaches of the big ice, falling flat at Hukou, ice intersect, the thrill of climbing frozen ice bridge natural synthetic, man shoe ice bridge, such as walking smooth, known as the "Hukou fork bridge." Flyover near the village of icing into a bridge, ice bridge torrent billowing waves masterpiece, known as "the bridge."

　　In the stone shore "Dragon slot" on both sides, there is a pattern of birds, insects, and they are ancient fossils. Also Ishizaka on many large and small round Shiwo, shallow one foot, a few meters deep, small-sized, big mouth, such as urns.These Shiwo, the red sand sink to the bottom, water flotation, head out on the sidelines, the viewer looks clearly visible, so people here call them "Shiwo Hokyo." "Shiwo Hokyo" formation, long years, it is the impact of the Yellow River rapids kept circling abrasive stones together, so each has a circular Shiwo in stone. Each of the "mirror" face to face for visitors all the magic and the power of nature and imagination. One is rocks, one is water, from shortage of ancient dynasties, between each other in a contest where uninterrupted water flow hit rocks, rocks blocking the water flow, such a violent crash, creating a deep front of us this "Dragon groove." According to Tang Dynasty "no and county records" in the records, the Hukou Nancy Meng door from its 1000 steps, about 1600 meters, today's Hukou has about 3000 meters away from the door and Bangladesh, and is still an annual average of 3-4 cm speed moving northward. This is how great forces of nature, it is invincible, invincible, endless, non-stop round, which is what we will never bow to the Chinese nation, indomitable character portrayal.

　　Beneath the waterfall, connecting Shanxi, Shaanxi, Rokuro nest big overseas, waterfall and bridge matched, forming a seductive landscape.

　　Not far south from here, is the goal catchy - Bangladesh door. Where there is "Meng Gate Night Moon" and wonders Dayu "The Town River Shek." Visitors to Hukou, times Meng door, gantry, to a "first-line Yellow Ruin Tour", a taste of Dayu ruins, is very interesting. 1991, the national tourist destination Hukou Waterfall was rated "four best" one. Hukou Waterfall Scenic develop promising, the scenic spots dotted with Meng door moonlit night, the town of Alpheus cow, dry sailing, the Great Wall in the Qing Dynasty, the Ming and Qing pier, dresser, ancient forts, tough slope and other natural and cultural landscape. From 1994 onwards, held annually Hukou Waterfall rafting month, Asian trapeze trapeze blues and Ji Zhu Zhaohui driving a car and motorcycle has successfully flew over the Yellow River Hukou scenic spot has become a notable tourist destination.

　　About Hukou Waterfall, there are many folk legends. Among them the most widely spread is the chisel Meng Yu door. According to legend, Yao and Shun period, the Yellow River water to the spout, benefiting Gate Hill blocking resistance, Pingyang area were often severe floods. Yao sent whale flood minors, Yu went to flood control. Yu closer to the goal of understanding the Hukou terrain, decided to take a clear approach to the management of river flooding. Meng Dragon Gate Hill in the north, the mountain began to flood begins Meng door.

　　In order to prevent flood drowned Meng Gate Hill. Yu Meng Gate organization of people from both sides of the mountain to dig through the riverbed and chisel "Town Creek Stonebull" at the summit. Stonebull with divinity guidelines river opposite direction down the river, allowed drowned Meng Gate Hill, and do not flooded. For thousands of years, no matter how much flooding, wave and more fierce, never flooded over Meng Gate Hill.

　　About Yu cap peak, folklore Yu pot day in flood control, positive summer, more than the labor of his regular rest in a small stream, water.
One day, Yu and everyone working for a long time, and tired, and thirsty day, went to the old place to rest. He readily hat hanging on the hills beside it. When is drinking water, flood control masses called for him to solve the problem as soon as people to the site, hanging on the hills and mountains hat became one, and the hills become exactly the same hat, there are crowns, under the brim . Later, people put this mountain called "Yu cap peak."

　　There is a peak turtle legend, is said to have a large turtle, long-term potential of the Yellow River bottom. It is magical wand, scroll boulders, can plow through the riverbed, so called "turtles."

　　One day, it flip boulders at the foot of the river Meng door just happened to Feng Yu oxen to pull the orders shipped boulder up the hill. I do not know it shipped oxen pulling a piece of rock is turning turtle rock, alerted the turtles.Turtle cry, jump east coast, turning the river, showing a golden light, which shocked and offended the sacred cow. Oxen release boulder, with a bang, about to jump the river in the West Bank. People came to work every day, I saw turtles and oxen could not move. Later became a turtle turtle peak, oxen also comply with the will to become a town river yuwang Shek. Today, the two peaks across the river, standing on top of the two peaks can saw the Yellow River. '

Accommodation:
    Hukou tourist area of "living in Shanxi, Shaanxi concept," said Ji ji state guesthouse, there are 200 beds, County Grain Bureau hostel has 85 beds.

Transportation:
    Hukou Waterfall is located in Shanxi Linfen City West about 165 km, 45 km east of Jixian, starting from Linfen, sitting more than three hours in the car capable of reaching Dagestan County. Car from Jixian to Hukou Waterfall takes about half an hour.

Food:
    in Hukou, Ji Tourist Board has a tour reception center, a restaurant for visitors to dine, there are several simple rooms for people to stay and watch the Hukou study "Meng Gate Night Moon," the tourist accommodation.

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