Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Guizhou

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls 

Spanning 81 metres wide and 74 metres high, the Huangguoshu Waterfall is the biggest waterfall in Asia.  Together with smaller waterfalls, unique and welcoming ethnic minorities in their traditional dresses and the occasional monkey looking for food from the generous (or unaware) tourist, this is definitely a must-see in Guizhou.  Guizhou is supposed to be rainy all year round, but it was actually sunny when we visited, so the waterfall didn’t span as far as it did usually, even so, it was still really magnificent.  What’s really amazing is that you can view and experience the waterfall from different viewing platforms not only across from the waterfall in all directions, including a bird’s eye view and but also behind the waterfall into the Water-Curtain Cave, so be prepared to get wet.