Hukou Waterfall located in the Yellow River in Shaanxi Province in Yichuan country between 1986 and 1988 for the State Department announced the second batch of state-level key scenic area. From the county along State Road 309 east to direct that the Yellow River, 48 km from the county seat.

Yellow River like a takeoff of the dragon,cross the Loess Plateau in northwest China's Qin Jin Grand Canyon, when flows through the Hukou, a width of 400 meters around the river suddenly Shoushu a groove, a large horseshoe-shaped waterfall group. Main Falls 40 meters wide, the gap over 30 meters, Taosheng waterfalls roar, mist off, earthshaking, Qitunshanhe, the first for the Yellow River Falls, is second only to China Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou's second largest waterfall.



Scenic Area Planning area of 175 square kilometers, the main area of 27 square kilometers, is Hukou waterfall as the main canyon area, the small estuary to the north, south Wang Shi-mouth. Summer season, frequent heavy rain the Loess Plateau, Yellow River water potential surge, waterfalls Kuanda over 100 meters, a radius of a few, water vapor Zhetian, magnificent, waterfalls Tour is the best season. Frozen ice-covered snow in winter, covered with Bingleng waterfalls, snow-wrapped, particularly Yaorao. Spring snow thaw, Bingleng caving, as if Shanbengdelie, shelling sound like thunder.

Hukou Waterfall ancient Yellow River has been known for, "Shui Jingzhu" contains: "Yu flood control, Hukou before." Ming Dynasty, a poet wrote, "Hukou" praise poem: "Derived from the Kunlun PREMIUM pandemic, the Commissioner of 9-to Or a pot. Teng Qiu shallow billowed into the double-Doo, three drum whales scales dare to bear the boat. "Ming Chen Weifan" Hukou autumn wind "to describe the poem:" Melaleuca autumn wind over the waves, nor usher in the evening on the red. " Yellow River to the West Kunlun Mountains, goes back to ancient times. The magnificent scene in the goal, the WHO said "nine river-tread" Meng-door (in between the goal and Hukou) and 4:00 fog of the most spectacular of the Hukou Waterfall, known as the Yellow River Sanjue. Hukou Waterfall more to it Qitunshanhe trend, a strong voice must Jiuxiao known for the world.

Meng Gate Hill about 2.5 km from the Hukou, the water was a boulder split in two. Henggen few Baibu this stone, water diversion, overlooking such as doors, there was a door of Bangladesh said. Although Bangladesh-door "critical if the catch," but "mad-lying town," "the water rose monstrous, can not be no end", as the Hukou of the next big landscape. Bangladesh river to the door, "Pentium into the sea no longer back" posture, until 65 km away from the goal.



You look at Hukou rainbow is a music, emptying water droplets, and the sun radio, the refraction, reflection, diffraction, waterfall display over 288 giant rainbow, and making the other more beautiful waterfall, is in the wonders of wonders. In sunny day, around 11:00, in trying to find the side of the Shaanxi see the afternoon will be in Hedong side of the mountain unitary found. If the Yellow River Bridge through a few and in Bangladesh the door of their Hukou scenery, colorful rainbow on to the vast sky, under the provisional Hukou drencher, more beautiful anomaly, fascinating. Xingxiu is now the Hukou Waterfall Park, direct access to highways, and built Guan Baoting, is a water-Jun Qi, Lin Mao-blue and white, the unique park.

Hukou up from about one kilometer, a small village name of the Dragon King, Legend has it the rest of the Dragon King. Here are the "dry Xing-Zhou" the events of the past. The old days, the Hukou waterfalls Zhixie, air or water is very dangerous. Therefore, all sailing on the Yellow River, the size of vessels passing through Hukou, in the waterfall upstream to stop unloading, on board a bolt on the ropes, using manpower from the river will be empty Han Lu, after which the "Xing-Zhou dry" until around A waterfall, empty the water again, to re-loaded the goods on board, continue to water Xingchuan. It is said that the past is heavy on the Yellow River shipping, parked in Hukou vessels up to 1000, engaged in "dry Xing-Zhou" pull Chuangong hundreds of people. Until Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi rail link opening of waterborne transport to replace the rail, "Xing-Zhou dry land" is a relic of history.

And climbed up a channel, to open bolder Hukou near a cut-off, found the yellow water ups, that is, Huzui the Zhengdang Zhong, a shiny stone Youguang, it seems that in Jituan of plus or minus, which is saying "Turtle stone." Take a bird's eye view, plus or minus, Mandrax implicit in Mandrax, Lei Yue Yue Longmen increasingly rising. This strange stone turtle, there are many legends. Some said Yu Wang is made of precious stones, flood control, and some are left over from when Nvwaniangniang Butian a god stone.

Hukou in the north near the place, it was Soyama and Pauli Hill 2 Hill. It is said that "the world of a" here is from the past. Legend has it ancient times, in the flood, when mankind is about to extinction, Fuxi and Pauli Xi brother and sister both "media Stone" became husband and wife, and began weaving the men and women till a new life, becoming the first human ancestors. To commemorate the couple, later this mountain called the "Soyama" and "Pao-shan." Soyama were more than 1,700 meters above sea level, the mountains still have Fuxi Miao site, the temple there are "rolling mill at Ditch," the portrait, there are two-chuen, an inexhaustible well all year round, very fresh and cool air.

Yellow River Hukou Waterfall, as the "world miracle", is an ideal tourist destination. But traffic congestion is located in the mountains Pirang, vehicles modafinil, so the few who can come to watch. The Hukou today, show a new Yen, the Yellow River Bridge Fei Jia, Tingge new plank road, boarded the Leshan, Da-chuan scenery, idyllic scenery, panoramic view, people Liulianwangfan.

June 1997 in Hong Kong will soon return to the motherland at the Hong Kong stunt actors Ke Shouliang, motorists leap in the Yellow River Hukou Waterfall successful, become the world's first??, the gas dispute to the Chinese nation, but also greatly enhanced the Yellow River waterfall in the world, Visibility and ushered in the Yellow River Falls upsurge in tourism. Hukou Waterfall has become the domestic and foreign tourists longing for one of the scenic spots.

1, Address: Shaanxi Province Yichuan country between 1986 and Hukou Township

2, traffic: State Road 309 (Chafang to the Yellow River Bridge), Yan Road to the small estuary (Yan'an to Hukou waterfall area)

3, Tel :0911-4838031 4627172

4, the opening hours: 08:00 to 18:00

5, Tickets: 37 yuan

6, accommodation: Guanbao Fang Hotel

7, diet: try the Yellow River carp, for the Yan'an Wine

8, note: Falls on both sides of the river bank all the more the formation of large rocks, the surface covered with a layer of loess, waterfalls no fence, so to pay particular attention to security, not to stand too close; road longer, preferably with some food , On consumption.