# Tiantai Mountain Great Waterfall (天台山大瀑布)

Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang Province · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥100
- **Opening hours:** 8：00—15：00
- **Time needed:** 2–4 hours
- **Address:** Tiantaishan Waterfall, Tiantai County, Taizhou (50 m southeast of Qiongtai Immortal Valley)
- **Getting there:** Located in Tiantai County, Taizhou City; about 15 minutes by bus or taxi from Tiantai county seat
- **Good for:** Nature

## About Tiantai Mountain Great Waterfall

In fact, the Tiantai Mountain Great Waterfall was already world-famous more than 1,600 years ago, when it was known as the Tongbai Waterfall or the Three-Well Waterfall. The great Eastern Jin writer Sun Chuo even wrote lines praising it: “Red clouds rise from Chicheng to mark the way; the waterfall flies down to draw the boundary.” Yet this spectacular waterfall “disappeared” for more than 60 years. In 1960, after the Tongbai Reservoir and hydropower station were built, the waterfall stopped flowing. Only in recent years, as the ecological environment has recovered, has the legendary Tiantai Mountain Great Waterfall reappeared. Dropping 325 metres, it surpasses the 287-metre Baizhang Qi Waterfall and regains the title of “China’s Tallest Waterfall.”

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1238. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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