Hukou Waterfall

"Thousands of islands surge in a rush of power, rolling into a thousand thunderclaps that shake the earth." This line of poetry describes Hukou Waterfall perfectly. Upstream, the Yellow River is more than 300 metres wide, but as it passes through this area, it is hemmed in by steep cliffs on both banks and squeezed into a narrow stone gorge only 20–30 metres wide. It plunges down in a torrent of crashing waves, and the mountains echo with its roar. Watching it, you feel as though a giant dragon is dancing on the waves; listening to it, you hear ten thousand galloping horses. Standing by the river, visitors cannot help but marvel that this is the real-life scene behind the stirring song "The wind roars, the horses neigh, the Yellow River rages."

At the very centre of the spout where the Yellow River water drops, there is a glossy rock known as the "Turtle Rock" (龟石), which rises and falls with the water level. Whether the water is high or low, a little of it always shows, adding a touch of mystery to the waterfall.